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  • sbt
    Junior Member
    • May 2018
    • 12

    Is Type 11 Light Machine Gun CA Legal?



    I saw this LMG from a magazine and it looks featureless in semi-auto.

    No flash hider
    No forward vertical Grip
    No detachable magazine
    No pistol grip
    No adjustable stock




    I guess this is one of the reasons Japanese lost WW2: their machine gun was CA legal.




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    sbt
    Junior Member
    • May 2018
    • 12

    I personally believe the feed system is very creative for California if they convert the maximum number of rounds to 10.


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    • #3
      machrono
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2012
      • 637

      dont show that rig to any CA politicians, they will have a heart attack! LOOPHOLE!!!!

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      • #4
        Tank 57
        Veteran Member
        • Jul 2009
        • 3983

        No loophole. Type 11 was full auto, never a semi.

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        • #5
          Syntax Error
          Veteran Member
          • Nov 2009
          • 3817

          If it's semi-auto-only, then it would be featureless in CA.

          It's like the semi-auto-only Madsen light machine gun - no pistol grip, blocked 10 round magazines, muzzle brake, no other evil features. Featureless under current CA law...for now.

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          • #6
            colossians323
            Crusader for the truth!
            CGN Contributor - Lifetime
            • Oct 2005
            • 21637

            move if you want to open machine guns
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            • #7
              God Bless America
              Calguns Addict
              • May 2014
              • 5163

              OP just be mindful that the web b/w the thumb and index finger cannot be below the magic line.

              I think it can be done, but it might require a spacer under the receiver.

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              • #8
                imarangemaster
                Veteran Member
                • Mar 2011
                • 3198

                Look at the Thorsden. It is below the line, but is a stock, not a pistol grip. I suspect this would be the same as a Thorsden.

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                • #9
                  Dan_Eastvale
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Apr 2013
                  • 9461

                  Could have bid on it here for $16,500 in 2017 and won.. Very good condition...

                  Historic Class III/NFA C&R World War II Japanese Type 11 Nagoya Arsenal Light Machine Gun Captured on Kwajalein Feb 1944This is a very scarce and certainly unique early Japanese Type 11 light machine gun as adopted in 1922. This weapon was actually a modified French Hotchkiss design that fired the standard 6.5 Japanese rifle round. One of the interesting aspects of this MG is that it is feed by a hopper mechanism located on the left side of the action that was designed to use the standard 5-round rifle stripper clips with a special reduced charged cartridge. The clips were laid flat in the hopper so that they feed the cartridges into the side of the mechanism. It can be easily distinguished by the very unique radically curved buttstock that provided an easy way to carry or hold the gun. These are all fitted with a finned barrel with no flash hider and a long folding bipod. The top of the gun shows a long section of Kanji markings with the serial number "28678" on the end. The right side is marked with the Nagoya Arsenal symbol followed by the Showa date of 14.12 (Dec 1939). This specific weapon has a documented history in that on the right side of the buttstock is a GI type dog tag that has been stamped with "Captured By/7th Cav RCN Troop/BEGEJ IS Kwajalein/Marshall Islands/5 February 1944." Begej is one of the islands in Kwajalein Atoll and the actual battle took place from approximately 31 Jan- 3 Feb 1944. The dog-tag is held on by two old wood screws and they appear to be original to both the tag and the buttstock. The cartridge feed hopper has been severely damaged on the side and it appears that at one time another barrel was tack-welded to the front edge of the receiver, which was removed with this barrel installed.
                  Last edited by Dan_Eastvale; 09-25-2018, 9:51 AM.

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                  • #10
                    God Bless America
                    Calguns Addict
                    • May 2014
                    • 5163

                    Originally posted by imarangemaster
                    Look at the Thorsden. It is below the line, but is a stock, not a pistol grip. I suspect this would be the same as a Thorsden.
                    Last edited by God Bless America; 07-08-2019, 1:02 PM.

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