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

[jeep]

I think after the war they were the most common surplus rifle. We had no love for the japanese and we even threw the American japanese in prison. Now after 6.5 decades many rifles were used up and bubba-a-rized. The ww2 vets are dying off and son,s ,grandson,s are starting to collect them with renewed interest. But the hate and shunned japanese stuff is just starting to go up in value and interest. Its a story we must not forget. A 1940 Life magazine story said,"The typical Jap betrays his aboriginal antecedents in a squat,long-torosed build, a broader more massivey boned head and face,flat,often pugged nose,yellow-ocher skin ,and a heavier Beard." They thought these little brown -yellow men were no match for us and were not like the Germans who made good weapons and could fight. The common thought back then was the Japanese could not see at night and made junky copies of our weapons. The suprise came in Dec. -7 when they brought there fleet in and sank most of the battle wagons and yes there torpedoes worked and ours were not reliable!

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[whkento]

I think after the war they were the most common surplus rifle. We had no love for the japanese and we even threw the American japanese in prison. Now after 6.5 decades many rifles were used up and bubba-a-rized. The ww2 vets are dying off and son,s ,grandson,s are starting to collect them with renewed interest. !

Interesting. I was unaware that they were so common. I WAS told that they were quite often sporterized due to their reputation as a very solidly built rifle. I have a Type 38 which was sporterized very nicely (if I may use that phrase here), in addition to unaltered Type 38s and a Type 99. My interest in the Japanese weapons is an offshoot from my father's collection of WW2 rifles, coupled with the fact that I live in Japan.