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

[riceone]

There were only about 1.2 million Japanese rifle brought to the US by returning Vets. The rest were thrown in the ocean. There never were stock piles in warehouse like the German and other military rifles. There fore they are getting scarcer and scarcer. However with the vets dying they are showing up.They are very well made rifle and did an excellent job for a bolt action rifle. The simplicity of the rifles make them ideal for combat. I have been collecting them for 60 years and still am. They have gotten quite expensive. I dickering with a guy now for a rifle that will cost at least $4k if I get it. The nice and rare ones are expensive. To me they were the best battle rifle of the bolt action clan.

riceone