Can you identify this?

[RickH]

Tom, are you referring to the camera shown in FAH 619s post or the camera mounted on the Ryan ? No argument from me that the camera only picture is Japanese.

[FAH 619]

Tom:

Will you be kind to take a pic of your camera and upload it here on WIX to take a close look?

What brand is it and how did you obtain it? Good Job! Tks

''machine gun camera " buff/FAH 619

c.c HVH

[FAH 619]

RickH:

Included is the other sample of machine gun camera. "The Hythe camera was designed to emulate a Lewis machine gun and was used as a training tool for aerial gunners" Ukn Manufacturer. Via FAH 503

[tom d. friedman]

fah 619, will pm you the pics of my camera, that illustration above is strictly a lewis machine gun. when i pm you the pics of my japanese gun camera, will you post them for me on wix??? would appreciate it as i haven't had a chance to figure out the photobucket thing, or pic transfers to wix threads. i'd love to share the pics with my brothaazzz on the wix man!!!! regards, tom

[airnutz]

Sorry Tom, That's a Hythe Gun Camera. The rectangular box between the
reciever and the barrel is the film body of the camera.

[FAH 619]

Gun Camera Folks:

Here it is! The 8mm Japanese Type 89/Kai2. (L/S view).(pic 1of4).Tks to the excellent research of Tom Friedman.

[RickH]

That is clearly the same unit as the one in the picture posted. ( Camera only ). It still doesn't identify the camera gun mounted on the Ryan. That unit is completely different from Tom's camera gun.

[FAH 619]

p.s (pic 20f4) R/S view. Photo Tom Friedman. Close-ups ma~nana. It's a bit late dwn here! Tks again to Tom for sharing his machine gun camera with us! According to Tom this vintage WW artifact still works!

[FAH 619]

Tom:

When you get a chance will you plz take a front view pic of it. We would like to see the lenses/caps. Tks machine gun buff/FAH 619

[HarvardIV]

Tom That gun looks good! Where did you find it? Could you give us one Dinah to go with that gun?

[FAH 619]

RickH:

I agree with you. A preliminary view of Tom's pics show his gun to be similar to the one mounted on the Ryan but not the same type. Tom will translate the Japanese ID plate later on for us and tell us the details.

The pic shown before (photograph only) of the WW II vintage Konica 4.5 looks very similar to Toms's artifact! Will post a front view pic of the lenses soon! machine gun camera buff/FAH 619

[FAH 619]

Gun Camera folks: Included for now, is a front view pic of Tom's machine gun camera. 8mm/4.5 lenses. Type 89.