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  1. Thread: '91 TS Carbine

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    That is a post WWI, pre WWII refurbishment. I...

    That is a post WWI, pre WWII refurbishment. I have a 1913 dated M91TS that has been altered in the same way. Bottom rear sling swivel area pluged. side swivels added, and if you look very...
  2. Thread: Type 99

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    Two years ago, you got very fortunate. $350,...

    Two years ago, you got very fortunate.

    $350, no mum, but with the bayonet, AA sight, all matching is a fair price. No steal, but if you can see and hold the rifle, and YOU LIKE IT, then it is...
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    Even with walnut, rifle stocks have various...

    Even with walnut, rifle stocks have various weights. A stock cut from a much older tree will weigh more than a stock cut from a tree that is "just big enough". The US 1917 stock is so long, and...
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    Very possibly a Chinese communist rework. ...

    Very possibly a Chinese communist rework. Overhauled, fired a bazilliion time, and repaired with a poorly fitting firing pin. From your info, that is just my guess. A fair number of Arisakas came...
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    During WWII, my Dad was detailed to clean...

    During WWII, my Dad was detailed to clean cosmoline off .30cal machine guns, along with some squad-mates. He told me they used drums of boiling water to do the job. He is gone now, so I can't ask...
  6. Thread: Arisaka

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    Some time back, Japanese rifles that had been...

    Some time back, Japanese rifles that had been converted to other cartridges were imported out of mainland China. The most numerous convertion was communist era conversions of the Type 38 carbine to...
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    What do you mean exactly? The action locks by...

    What do you mean exactly? The action locks by means of a rotary bolt head, that rotates within the hollow bolt handle/assembly. Firing pressure will not cause the handle to move back, rotate the...
  8. They are not EXACTLY the same as a New Service...

    They are not EXACTLY the same as a New Service .45Colt Commercial revolver. There are 4 differences I'm aware of.

    1.Smooth Walnut grips instead of black bakelite commercial standard grips.
    ...
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    Another "field expedient" trick is to cover the...

    Another "field expedient" trick is to cover the rear aperature with electrical tape. Then using a needle, make a small hole in the tape. This will give you a nice, small aperature.

    It is not...
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    All this is great advice. To it, all I can add...

    All this is great advice. To it, all I can add is to think about your ammo. If you reload, try as many reloading manual "starting loads" as you have components for. These are the first loads...
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    Just start shooting it. A Japanese private may...

    Just start shooting it. A Japanese private may have gotten punishment detail for letting a bore rust, but certainly the rifle wasn't thrown away because of it.

    I've seen plenty of surplus rifles...
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    In the USA, you should be able to auction them...

    In the USA, you should be able to auction them off for $0.30 to $0.40 per projectile. Easy to ship in USA, no powder or primers, just weight. Just like shipping rocks.

    Good luck.
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    The reason that ammo is still around is that...

    The reason that ammo is still around is that great quantities of it, as well as large amounts of M-95 straight pull rifles, were provided to Bulgaria shortly after Austria was annexed by Germany. ...
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    Sticky: Greetings everyone. I decided to sign up, in...

    Greetings everyone.

    I decided to sign up, in part because of the Canadian origins of this site. While I was born in Washington D.C., and still live within 50 miles of it, I am truly interested...
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