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should this be my first arisaka?
I am not that familiar with the rifles of the rising sun. But I was offer this rifle for 425.00 is this a good price and what is the problem with the mum? The only serial number was on the reciever none on the rest of the parts? What do the experts think?
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07-25-2012 05:01 PM
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It is maybe worth $200.00. It is a last ditch with the Imperial Mum defaced. There is nothing special or significant about this rifle. The last one I picked up this year is in as new condition sans the mum being defaced and I paid $160.00 for it. I do have to admit I've not seen a mum stamped in the wood though.
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I think the price is pretty steep as well based on ones I have seen locally.
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No expert but.........
It looks like someone got a stamp for the mum. Attempted to re-stamp a ground mum at least twice, didn't have good success so they stamped the refinished stock instead.
Price way to high in any case.
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I think you are all correct it is priced high, kinda bubba with the mum stamps. It is a shame because it has a rare thick but plate.
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Aragorn243
No expert but.........
Expert or no I believe you struck that particular nail squarely on the head. I missed it .
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Wierd place for a mum! So, do you think it's a test piece for a faker or what? Considering the way most mums were defaced, it hardly seems a worthwhile bit of fakery. Too much work cleaning up the receiver ring to apply the new one it seems to me.
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I don't know. How much work is $200 worth or even $100.
Could be a project for a certain company when the German K98 SS rune rifles run out.
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Originally Posted by
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Could be a project for a certain company when the German
K98 SS rune rifles run out.
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Originally Posted by
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How much work is $200 worth or even $100.
So how much does a stamp cost? And how many rifles can you mark in a day with it?
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