Forum for discussions about Japanese Rifles
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...
http://www.japanesecollector.com/
http://www.riceone1.com
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...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
Hello folks … :) I'd like to remind everyone to re-read our Forum Rules & Site User Agreement (click here), particularly the section which covers...
Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...
There are some members who seem to experience site time-outs, or other problems when uploading pics as attachments to their threads and posts. It...
Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...
<center><img src="images/advisory_panel_reviewed_medium.png" alt="This item has been reviewed by members of the Milsurps Advisory Panel."><img...
Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...
We understand you may be impatient to get on with placing your advertisement, but we would ask that you please read this post carefully, in order to...
Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
The answer is YES … :beerchug: With the evolution of technology, many of our very active members want to keep current viewing our forums using...
A lot of members don't realize that our site supports multiple interfaces, often referred to as Forum Skins. Fundamentally, there are three...
I have a Japanese type 97 sniper scope in my collection. I have had this for over 10 years. I am considering selling it to raise funds for another...
my dad just gave me his dads arisaka. i have a few questions. it looks like a 38. but i had it taken to a gunsmith and he said the caliber is...
Took my type 99, 23/21671 Kokura, w/mum, all matching including dustcover to the range. Ammo was gun show buy, formed from LC 69 30-06 brass. Took it...
I found a source for average condition Type 99s, mum neatly removed, normal handling marks and dings, original bluing, bright shiny bores, matching...
I previously posted about this said rifle but wasn't able to obtain pictures at that time and I still have the opportunity to buy it. I've taken...
hey guys, i have a Type 99 Long Rifle and i only today took the bolt apart (never had the ammo, never felt the need to do it). anyway, i...
While looking around a shop today I came across an interesting Type 99. I didn't have a camera on hand (and wonder if the owner would even let me...
A rare WWII semi-auto Type 5 rifle, aka "The Japanese Garand". A Treasure Gun from the NRA National Firearms Museum. See more at The National...
I recently picked this rifle up at a gun show. It is as nice inside as it is outside. Bore is perfect and the Mum is still present. Might be one of...
Our Range I just joined has a 300 yrd club. I certainly have some experiance years ago as a composite shooter. If you pass a test they let you shoot...
I'm an M1 carbine guy but was at an estate sale and could not pass this one up. I hope some of you can tell me more about this Type 99.:sos: ...
Just got Japanese Rifles of WWII by Duncan O. MCCollum. Purchased it through Borders. It is a great book for those just starting and a good...
Link below: 6,5mm Japanese Arisaka Ammuntion Dimensional Revelations (Photo Heavy) If you have any hard data or other little known info...
Today, as an anniversary gift, my wife gave me a Type 38 rifle. It's a kokura series 23 ser. # 17,760 with ground mum and mismatched bolt,minty bore....
aquired this last nite, not a Jap rifle guy but thought that stock marking was way cool any help would be appreciated, thanks guys
AIM SURPLUS has Priva ammo and use to have Japanese cals. Call them or email them and tell them we want some. If theres enough interest maybe they...
Hi Folks, I think I have a lazy spring in a 6.5 and was wondering if there was any after market springs. Joe
What is the significance of an "X" mum? Does it greatly detract from the value? The rifle is in nice shape otherwise. The "X" basically follows...
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules & Site User Agreement