Busy week coming up, for the Museum.
1st... I have the
"Hot Rods for Heroes" Veteran Celebration
4th Annual "HOT RODS FOR HEROES"
CAR, TRUCK & BIKE SHOW
Saturday March 19, 2022 @ The Oviedo Mall in Oviedo, FL.
then I have the portable display at the
Battle at Narcoossee Mill Civil War Reenactment the following weekend.
In addition, I have accepted a very important donation, 3 Japanese WW 2 machine guns and Pacific Theatre Artifacts. from the estate of USMC COL E. J. Buckley, D2 1st Marines @ Guadalcanal and postwar Director of USMC Intelligence. (I am overwhelmed and completely stoked

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1) Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun, 7.7 mm
Nicknamed “woodpecker” by US Marines. Missing tripod mount.
2) Type 99 (possibly Type 96) Light Machine Gun, 7.7 mm Arisaka... Has spare barrel in original sheath.
(We already have a Nambu Type 96 is 6.5 mm Arisaka see attached photo )3) Type 11 Light Machine Gun, 6.5 mm Arisaka