Japan

Browning 325: A custom sporting clays model shotgun

The question of who invented the over-and-under shotgun will be argued until Doomsday, but the parentage of Browning 325 is firmly established; it is

4 years ago

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Sumitomo NTK-62 (Type 62) — The Sumitomo NTK-62 is the standard issue GPMG of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Known as the Type 62 GPMG (Photo: XY)

Sumitomo NTK-62: A general-purpose machine gun with unusual features

The Sumitomo NTK-62 is the standard machine gun of the Japanese Self-Defense Force and has some unusual features. It is also known as a Type 62 general-purpose machine gun. It is used

4 years ago

Machine Guns

Nikko Model 7000 Golden Eagle

Although ostensibly manufactured in Japan, Nikko Model 7000 is something of an international weapon; the action is made in Japan, the barrel in Belgium, and the wood for the stocks from the

5 years ago

Rifles

Special Assault Team (SAT): Japanese equivalent to the FBI HRT

Special Assault Team is a police tactical unit. It operates in central Japanese prefectural police departments; the National Police Agency supervises the unit. Their origins trackback to 1977 when they existed as

11 years ago

SWAT