- WWII Japanese Type 92 (Woodpecker) 7.7x58SR mm 30 Round Ammo Strip in Original Box
- A Very Rare Piece of Japanese World War Two Military Ordnance in Exceptionally Good Condition
- These Cartridges are sold as display or collectors items only
- Whilst these may be shootable and should be treated as such, they are not guaranteed to fire
During the 1920’s they started experimenting with the 7.7x56R, which is nothing more than the Japanese version of the .303 British that was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy. During 1929 the Japanese Airforce developed a semi-rimmed version of the 7.7x56R but with a 2mm longer case. This cartridge was adopted by them in 1932, and was considered an ‘improvement’ over the Navy version for better extraction in machine guns. This cartridge was designated 7.7x58SR Type 89.
In 1932, the Type 92 cartridge was developed for the Japanese Army’s new land service machine-gun, using the same semi-rimmed case as the Type 89. This allowed the ammunition to be used in the Type 89, flexible/ fixed machine-guns and the Type 92 heavy machine-gun. It also allowed a range of special loads for both the Type 89 and the Type 92 to be used.
The types of 7.7x58SR ammunition utilized different case mouth seals as a way of identification:
Ball – Pink
Armor Piercing – Black
Tracer – Green
Explosive – Purple
Incendiary – Red
THIS IS LOADED AMMUNITION
