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In the late 30's the Japanese instituted a paratrooper command along with allies Germany and Italy. The paratroopers having jumped at one location...
BANZAI, the monthly newsletter/magazine for anyone interested in Japanese militaria. Started by Don Harper in 1982, BANZAI has become a medium for...
Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
T38 rifles were pulled from Stores to modify to a sniper configuration to test the use of telescopics in combat. This rifle was put together about...
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In late part of the 30's the Japanese undertook to develop a rifle for the 7.7x58 cartridge as they wanted a larger caliber rifle to be able to...
Good web page to find out what markings mean on your Japanese collectibles. Markings on Japanese Arisaka Rifles and Bayonets of World War II...
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
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I inherited a rifle (possibly an Arisaka 99) from my grandfather who received it directly from Japan after the war. I heard hear and there that it...
Success at the Auction From Hell this morning. Picked up a decent Type 38 carbine, a model I did not yet have with a bayonet and dust cover. It's...
how did some rifles make it back to the states without the mums being ground off?
Really out of my element here. My father in law has this Arisaka Type 99? His father had it before he was born. He was a veteran of the Pacific...
I'm relatively new to the confusing world of Japanese rifles. Quite some years ago I came across a few barreled actions a gentleman sold me for...
Hey gang. I was just wondering how rare a type 30 arisaka rifle is that has a full uncancelled mum that wasn't sold to another country or taken out...
Found this at the Syracuse gun show today and thought it seemed like a neat variant. Just the other day I'd seen some photos of a similar rifle with...
I have been offered a type 99 that looks like it is early to mid war Kokura production. It has the AA style sights but no "wings" and has the...
No crazy story with this new rifle, but I happened to go to a local gun show and saw this carbine sitting on the racks with several other Type 38...
Found another Japanese rifle at an auction this weekend, this time mislabeled simply as "Military Rifle". I placed an absentee bid and won for $300....
Would like to mount a scope on an Arisaka Model 38. The bolt has been turned down and the rifle sporterized. I think it may have had a side mount...
I'm curious about this, since I came across a series 1 Type 99 (serial 98xxx, so a late one). I was originally going to take the gun apart to clean...
I must admit I know very little about arisaka rifles but I had one given to me without a stock and I am not quite sure which way to go with it. Here...
Placed an absentee bid on a Type 44 and won it for what I think was a decent priceof $475 plus the fee to transfer it. It was listed as an "Old...
I was hoping that someone might know more about this rifle I have. I assume it is of 6.5mm caliber, but I haven't done a chamber casting to be sure...
Was at my LGS today and found a widow trying to sell/consign some firearms in her late husband's collection. After some discussion her son in law...
I acquired this rifle as a shooter. About 30 years ago I was lucky enough to meet a WWII Pacific Theater Vet that was looking for homes for his 4...
I picked this unit up a couple years ago for $75. Its rough but I figured if nothing else it would be worth 75 bones in parts. Bought it local and...
Hi all, Finally got around to cleaning up my grandpa's Type 38 trophy (he lied about his age in order to join the navy, but the war ended before he...
I figured this is the closest I could get for the right crowd in the know. I have a Type 26 Revolver and holster that I am thinking about selling....
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