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Arisaka 38 Parade rifle or?
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09-09-2009 03:03 PM
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Well now that's an oddity. I'd have to guess that someone was experimenting with electroplating and wanted to try his hand on something that wasn't very costly. Since the defaced mum is under the plating, we can rule out any sort of "palace guard" scenario. Wow! Nice catfish pic in your album! You see that teenie spot of Federal land in Ohio, I'm from a little town in the midst of it. Combined with coal company land, it makes for a lot of hunting.
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At one time a nearby town had a plant that manufactured lighting fixtures. They had plating facilities, and many an old gun ended up with a terrible buff job and nickel or gold plate. One of the saddest was a 4 digit 1900 American Eagle Luger that had been plated and then wouldn't go back together. It was brought into a local gun shop where the gunsmith took off enough plating to let the parts go back together.
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Howdy,
I have one similar to yours in that it has been plated. However, it's bronze plated on buttplate, trigger guard, and bands. The name of the GI that brought it back is carved on the left. Best guess is that he wanted it to look "spiffy" hanging on the wall. Like the previous members mentioned, a lot of WWII weapons were "improved" after the war. After all, they were "just" souvenirs at the time....and available at a dime a dozen. I've seen so many German K98's "sporterized" that it's not funny.
It's an interesting oddity, but more than likely, done by a proud Sailor or Marine.
Cheers