https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0_200538-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...0_200543-1.jpg
I cannot for the life of me figure out what these inscriptions mean. It was definitely used in combat, though I don't know where other than by the Japanese against the US. Could either be a Type 38 or a Type 99, though I'm leaning towards the former. Probably closer to early-war production as the design on the end of the bolt is intact.
These marking usually indicate it is a training rifle and is the name of the school.
This was either made as a training rifle (bore has no rifling=do not shoot it) or a previous rifle removed from service and used for training. If it is rifling, you should be able to shoot it after inspection.
If you post pictures of the receiver markings (top and left side) it will provide more info to help ID the rifle. Also check for barrel rifling.
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Oh, based on the rear sling swivel, it’s a Type 38. There should be two holes on top of the receiver chamber.
Do you also have the power stock piece???
Pic 1: Training
Pic 2: No Live Ammunition
Ooops...I meant "lower stock piece".
So...Definitely NOT used in the Pacific by the Japanese?
The OP hasn’t been on since making this (his only) post back in June, maybe he lost interest.
Seen, stale post because it took that long for someone to finally read the script and translate... Usually I notice stale...
The enquiry was answered pretty much after 3 hours perhaps the O.P was hoping it was a heirloom from Hirohito The Living God and worth millions, when it was found to be a training rifle then all hope of an early retirement went out the window.
We've seen this time and again on the forum if one was truly interested they would thank those that supplied the information and be happy they have something that although perhaps not a real bang stick it is still a unique item.
Ian of Forgotten Weapons did a Q&A once. The question was, basically, "what's the rifle?" Presumably it included a picture. He essentially said, "Even without looking at the picture, it's Japanese."Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS
Pretty much any other firearm, foreign or domestic, will have something written in letters (or at worst, Cyrillic) that can be Googled. Japanese rifles with Kanji...not so much!
Again, as we've seen here time and again.Quote:
Originally Posted by rcathey
It is interesting the amount of people who automatically assume the rifle they possess was used in the Pacific. The scale of the battles on mainland China was much larger and as such drew in significantly more arms than the Pacific Island hoppings did. It's almost like we tend to ignore the reality of the situation in favour of a romanticized notion of its history.
They'd been at war at least ten years by 1945...
All most all of the Japanese rifles in the US were used in the Pacific or are from post surrender Japan . Most used in China stayed in China , with a small number of those being imported post war to the US .