I need a little advise

[Claven2]

I expect it's been fired, quite a bit. The Japanese weren't likely to let a rifle sit around unused. Early versions of these have chrome bores so they generally all look pretty good. As for exterior condition, not bad but fairly typical. The mum is defaced/ground, doesn't really matter that you can still see the outline. Matching numbers are a plus.

There is no way I would offer $400 for a rifle in that condition with a ground mum. That's a $200-$300 rifle where I live and one very similar is sitting on the rack at a local gun shop unsold for $299. I have seen similar condition rifles with mums for $300-$400 and rifles with dust covers and monopods for $400-$450.

Just to be clear, you know it's a type 38 carbine right? Not a regular 38 or 99?

I would say $350-425 based on gunbroker realized sales.

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[Aragorn243]

Just to be clear, you know it's a type 38 carbine right? Not a regular 38 or 99?

I would say $350-425 based on gunbroker realized sales.

A regular type 38 rifle in that condition here is a $125-$175 rifle so yes, I am aware of that. They do not sell well with ground mums here. I paid in that ball park for one with a mum but the condition was not as nice. I watched a parts rifle with very little rifling in the bore and no bolt bring $125 because of a mum and rifles in good shooting condition with no mum sell for $65.