New Guy with a Type 38

[jmoore]

There was also an intermediate length rifle made from full size rifles. Have seen but one or two in person. Roughly 24" bbl., IIRC.

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[Salt Flat]

Ratttletrap, The long rear sight is indicative of a rifle. Find some pictures of a real carbine and you will see the short ladder sight. Sorry but it looks like a cutdown rifle. Salt Flat

[rattletrap1970]

Yeah, I figured it was a cut down rifle. I was just kinda wondering on all those marks, which ones were Japanese, which were Chinese. I read Japanese and there isn't much of that on this rifle. I figure it was a T38 at one time. The barrel is now 20-5/8" long from the end of the barrel to the receiver. It has a military "rounded" crown. Reused the front sight. The front barrel band can't be removed without removing the front sight. There remains a groove in the barrel for that barrel band.