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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 have a type 38 that seems alittle strange. It has an arsenal mark for Mukden but also has a small series mark for #5. All the charts I have seen...
I stopped by the gun store last week and could not resist a nice Japanese T-99 Series 5. It was on consignment by a man who said his grandfather...
Bought this years ago to build a big bore shooter. Wasn't sure what. An older friend with gun shop told me the 99 was the strongest Mauser type...
Bought this years ago to build a big bore shooter. Wasn't sure what. An older friend with gun shop told me the 99 was the strongest mauser type...
I saw a type 38 trainer today. I gave it a thought but I don't know squat about Japanese rifles. Can somone tell me what these are worth?...
My last ditch arisaka type 99 is from the Toyo Kogyo arsenal, or so I think. It has a serial # of 305xx meaning it was just past the halfway point of...
I'm new to this forum and new to collecting Japanese rifles, but I stumbled on one the other day that I just had to pick up. It is a Type 38 rifle...
Anyone know what year a 26 series T38 was made?
I have some nice looking bayonets %80 and better. I assume this comes from sticking the bayonets in straw dummys and twisting them in practice back...
Hey all, I picked up a Type 99 Series 21 Kokura today from a local store. It is missing the upper hand-guard, rear sling mount, and the mono pod. Do...
Having A extremely hard time find ammo locally for my type 99, no issue with the 38 though. Anybody have a decent place to buy it online? Anything...
Serial number 1978186. Long rifle. KOKURA ARMY ARSENAL. 29TH Series with non matching bolt and magazine.... Is it possible that some Type 38s...
I bought these two rifles at a large militaria/firearms auction in September 2010. Both belonged to my Uncle (the man who got me involved in...
Here are my most recent Japanese additions to my collection. First, someone on Gunboards.com advertised a Type 38 with a matching bolt, a dust...
I have seen it slowing going up and I think in the next decade we will see a big interest and increase in Japanese collecting.
Why do I need one and whats up with them??? Who dey and what dey??!!!
T38 with ser. 12564 and series 22 mark . With the 4 circle Kokura factory mark . What year?All matching even floorplate ,straw colors, and nice blue...
I recently saw this rifle, which was identified as a Type 38. It appears to have no mum, but rather a star on the receiver. anyone able to identify...
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