Interesting Picture of captured Arisaka

[J-ROD]

This picture has been posted before. If I remember correctly, a few opinions were this rifle was used by indigenous fighters with modification done to save weight.

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[browningautorifle]

this rifle was used by indigenous fighters with modification done to save weight.

I don't remember seeing this one...but I can't imagine the Japanese allowing their troops to do that to issue kit. It sure looks like it's part of that grouping observed though.

[J-ROD]

I don't remember seeing this one...but I can't imagine the Japanese allowing their troops to do that to issue kit. It sure looks like it's part of that grouping observed though.

Agreed, I highly doubt any Japanese solder would do this and based on the photo, it was probably recently captured and being shown off and not modified by an allied solder.

Not sure where this was taken, I could see Pilipino, Borneo, or southeast Asia fighters getting rid of extra weight.

I just noticed this was on the milsurp forum, the discussion I referenced was on gunboards. Since I mainly access forums on my cellphone Tapatalk app, I assumed this was gunboards.

[browningautorifle]

I could see Pilipino, Borneo, or southeast Asia fighters getting rid of extra weight.

That was my thought originally, maybe one of the local fighters that wouldn't even want a bayonet and would use it for hunting after the war.