Videos tagged with Pre-WWII Japanese

This video provides an expert-level overview of a rare Japanese Pedersen self-loading rifle, a pre-WWII design. Ian McCollum, known for his deep historical firearms knowledge, details its unique toggle-lock action, compares it to the British Vickers variant, and demonstrates its surprisingly simple field stripping process. The rifle's development in Japan, its reliability issues likely due to waxed cartridges, and experimental features like a side-mounted scope rail are discussed.