Unique Type 38 Heavy Barrel Sporter

[vintage hunter]

This is the first and only Arisaka I've ever seen that was re-barreled but is still in it's original chambering. Anyone else?
Barrel is 26'' long with a muzzle diameter of .705'' giving the rifle a hefty weight of 11 1/4lbs empty.

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[browningautorifle]

A very odd and unusual rifle. Pretty heavy. I saw two in Cabella's at Bellingham WA that had civilian sporter stocks on them. Think they had the original sights so the original barrels...

[garyhan]

Fascinating rifle. I never saw another Arisaka that had been rebarrelled without changing caliber.

gary