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Arisaka "AIR RELEASE RIFLE" that looks like a type 30 or 35????
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09-03-2022 11:27 AM
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Interesting photos. Five different guns?
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Bolts and receivers don't match. Rear sights don't match.
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The first four photos are of a T-30 rifle that was removed from military service and converted to a smooth bore training rifle.
The original receiver T-30 markings and Chrysanthemum were removed and re-stamped with the characters on the receiver top that translate to "Blank Firing Gun".
The fifth photo is not the same rifle. Hope this has been useful.
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didnt notice that I included an M38 in the pics. That was the the cause of another mystery post also since solved in the Soviet Forum.
As far as I can determine, according to "Military Rifles of Japan" the rifle was never stamped with a MUM, but was originally stamped with the three characters above. The barrel may never have been rifled either, but that is academic.
MYSTERY SOLVED, thanks all!
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With the quality of the rifles, and a larger serial number (above 3 digit), these were originally standard issue T-30 rifles with proper receiver stamps, including the Mum. The receivers were ground off and re-marked as shown when fully converted to training use.
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