Why there aren't Japanese rifles among "favorite WWII rifles"?

[jmoore]

A thumbs up fron Italy! I just added a Carcano to my to do list.
Thanks!

Which, in actual fact, can be extremely precise when fed the right ammo. However, they are very quirky rifles...

Re. the Japanese rifles, I'm thinking that eventually they'll become a collector's delight, given the multitude of manufacturers and small variations. And they're less apt to have gone through rebuild(s), thus making it more likely to find "as manufactured" examples- IF one can get past the defaced "mum" and/or mismatched bolts.

I've got a couple of T99's that have never had the action out of the stock, as the screws are still staked in place! (I think both have mums, but mismatched bolts, or versy-vicey!)

"Perfect" examples are pretty scarce, and will probably be priced accordingly- maybe sooner than later.