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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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Just picked this up today at the Hamburg gunshow. Went in looking for an Mosin Nagant M91, but ended up leaving with an Arisaka, ha! Here are the...
Brand new Norma or hornady, PPC will not feed more than first rd. They don,t line up or stay in mag. Could this mag opening beed hogged out to make...
Can anyone tell me where my Type 99 was made and about when? Under where the Mum was, there are three markings that look like pi, pi, and...
Hello all, Had a stock redone on a nice Type 38 ( It had to be, water damage had killed half the butt stocks finish and bleached it). Upon...
I got this rifle at an auction this weekend for a song (as chuckindenver says). Prior to auction I noticed that it had an intact MUM, its cleaning...
Hello! Just asked my question in another Forum (someone knows it) and people gave some interesting answers. Anyway I wanna know a little bit more...
A friend of mine is selling 2 Type 38 rifles and 2 Type 99 rifles. I need information on how I can determine the if their markings are correct and...
I have this in my photo album on this site but I thought I'd show it here anyway. This is my Nagoya Arsenal fourth series Type 99 that was brought...
Finnally got out to test fire my Type 38 rechambered by the Chinese to the 7.62 x 39, and I must say what a dream. Definatly a fun round to fire from...
I just picked up a Type 99 at an auction today. I have been looking for a decent one and I couldn't pass this one up at the price. Here's my really...
I got this from a friend today, he said his dad brought it home from WWII when he came home from the Navy. It is a first variation and all the...
Hi, I just received this Type 99 in 7.7. I'm very excited but kind of clueless. Has this been duffel-cut? I've included the detail. The...
Recently got a Type 30 at an auction to add to my very small collection and was wondering if anyone has seen the stock with this small plate on it: ...
what is the length of a frist series type 99 cleaning rod with a barrel of 25.5", measured from the muzzle to the face of a closed bolt, and does it...
Greetings!:wave: Just like on my Jap Rifle Trainer thread... I have a few questions... I got a Type 30 trainer bayonet recently. This is not...
Greetings!:wave: Like with my 1903 questions I had... I now have some for a Jap trainer rifle. I am doing active research on the one that I...
My dad was on a ship in WW2 that was to invade japan and on the way they dropped the bomb and the war ended. He ended up in japan off loading ships,...
This gun was custom bulit by my grandfather and his broter. My grandpa was in WWII navy. Do not know much about this gun. Anyone have any info...
I have learned quite a bit about my new T38 but am stumped on a few things. Thought I would post and see if someone could fill in some holes in my...
Hello, I'm new to Japanese guns and I just picked up a couple of barreled actions that I would like to make complete guns out of. How can I tell...
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