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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 recently picked up this rifle from a friend whose dad brought it home from WWII. His dad passed away a few years ago and he had to fly out to CA...
All, In response to requests in my thread regarding my Type 99 Long thread: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=79995&page=1 Several...
Hello all, picked up a nice T99 TK35 Long last week. Very nice functional condition, excellent bluing as expected. Shoots well. Missing mum, monopod,...
You know you are in trouble when you walk into your local gun store and the owner asks you "can you please take a look at something for me and tell...
Did the Type 11 accept a bayonet like the Type 96 and 99 light machine guns?
I'm doing an article on the Japanese Type 11 light machine gun and have found a contradiction about the cartridge. Most sources say it used the 6.5 G...
Can a T99 with its aerial sights hit a drone? is there a game for practice?
At a recent gun show, I found some Hornaday 6.5 147 grain ELD Match bullets. Not finding any load info in the Hornaday book. Are these bullets not...
Hello everybody. Just picked this up at the local gun show. It's an earlier one pre-WW1? Someone duffle cut it, shellaced the stock and put a mark on...
Posting this for a good friend who is valuing this rifle for an estate. I know a bit about Japanese rifles, but was hoping a few experts would chime...
Was at a local shop and they had a T99 sniper rifle with scope. Looks unmessed with with later 4x scope. Scope does not match but locks up nice and...
After a long wait, my friend finally sold me his Arisaka Type 99 carbine. It needs a good cleaning, and I have to fix something that's going on in...
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Okay fella's you are going to have to forgive me for my lack of knowledge of Arisaka Type 99 rifles. In my prior post Finely Got it Arisaka Type 99...
I'm looking for any information regarding the Arisaka Type I competing in the Vintage Military Rifle match...if so I'm interested in the match...
Just picked this Type 44 carbine. Not as nice as some, but at least I've got one now. The bayonet lock is a mis-match, but fits and works fine. The...
I just procured an original dust cover for my early Type 38 on Ebay. Everything looks as it should. It has the machined bracket inside that is...
Hey all, got my Type 30 up and ready to shoot, my rifle has a rear sight that was not updated for the 139g Spitzer round adopted in 1907. Is load...
Hello all, picked up a decent type 30 today sold as is for 200 bucks, figured it would be a nice project. I am wondering if anyone here can help me...
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