Alabama road crews discovered World War II era weapons

I think the barrel carry changing handle has been lost (it would make barrel change very unpleasant) as is the bayonet. Perhaps it is the collection of some recently deceased POA veteran that has been dumped for fear of Federal auto weapons regulations.

~Steve

 

that is a very good possibility, but i guess we will never know what became of those or who everything belonged to. and i am just a bit curious, but do you happen to know what those other two weapons are that havent been named yet?

 

Front to back
1) In the forground Italian M38a SMG lacks receiverand possibly barrel,
2) Thompson M1928
3) Type 100 Japanese SMG
4) Type 89 7.7 aircraft gun (redesign of Vickers but looks like a Browning)
5) Type 98 or type 1 both clones of MG15 flexible mounted German aircraft gun
6) Type 99 7.7mm Japanese infantry LMG
edge of table in same alignment as M38A is a
7) Japanese 20mm Type 99 mod 1 flexible aircraft gun probably incomplete unless barrel lacks flash hider. It used the same ammunition as the Type 97 A/T rifle
8) Type 10 50mm Grenade discharger.

~Steve

 

Wow, makes me wonder what the story is behind them being dumped there? I guess you could let your imagination run wild without any other information to guide you.

Unfortunately, these kinds of weapons almost always end up being destroyed when they end up in law enforcemnet hands. Just like all of those worthless "buyback" and other weapons surrender progams in the US and elsewhere. What a shame!

 

It is exceptional to see 3 Japanese aircraft guns, they must be quite rare especially outside an aircraft. The Japanese SMG is pretty rare too although it must have been easier to bring home as a trophy than the 20mm Type99, looking at them a theft from a small museum or restoration workshop is a possible alternative theory.

~steve

 

I kept looking back and forth between the two on number 4, because i was thinking it was the 1919 browning, im a bit surprised that a good number of the weapons seem to be japanese must have been a collector or something, maybe fell of a truck or such and somehow just was left alone for a bit

 

Initally I though it might be the clone browning M2 50cal Japanese Type 1 HO103 but as it is difficult to size the weapons on the photo, if you look on the side of the receiver the typical vickers style charging handle and vickers brass style feed mechanism is apparent -well it is if you do +400 and look hard! So a Type 89.

~Steve