13-126 Garand Picture of the Day- Japan

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

So, while a rather myopic U.S. government 'cheaped out' and dumped everything Japanese into the ocean the ever devious and strategic-thinking Russians busily spent the time, effort and money to ship all they captured - weapons, ammunition, war materials, machinery and even people, back to the motherland to be used for their future 'wars of liberation'

Very interesting point. Probably balanced out by BAR's point about expiditing inaccessability to a possiable inserection by fanatical Japanese resistance? Shame either way Arisakas are very interesting rifles.
Interesting story on the subject here.
http://www.history.army.mil/books/ww...%20Sup/ch5.htm