Type 38 with Type 99 style buttplate..

[Old Joe]

A friend that owns a gunshop showed me an old Arisaka with termite damage on the stock. I told him I had a spare stock at home, took it home and cleaned it for him, and when I was assembling it noticed the end of the old stock had a 99 butplate. I am sure it is a type 38 6.5 and my question is..since the 27 was a real late series did the japanes ever put type 99 buttplates on 6.5's

Nagoya Armory ..27 series marking..


Thanks..


Joe

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[Aragorn243]

Nagoya arsenal series 27 introduced the cupped butt plate on the Type 38. It's the only manufacturer to use them.

Kokura used a semi-cupped butt plate on series 23 and 24

[Old Joe]

Shame the termites got it to a degree...

Thanks I thought I was going crazy..

Joe

[Bill Hollinger]

So termites like Arisakas also? That's a shame. Are you able to post photos?

[jmoore]

I think the type 97 also has a cupped buttplate, but the stock is relieved for the scope mount, so it isn't apt to be easily mistaken for a Type 38.

A type 38:



Note the "peep" type rear sight. The two should go together.

[Old Joe]

Heres some Pics of the termite damage...Thanks for the good info..

Joe

[Aragorn243]

That has to be one of the more bizarre and unfortunate things I've seen. Thanks for posting photos.