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    New Inquisitive Owner of Arisaka Type 2 Takedown Rifle

    I just inherited an Arisakaicon Type 2 'Takedown' Rifle and have conducted a lot of research on it. This is an incredible rifle with a lot history.

    I cleaned, inspected and managed to find a lonely box of 7.7x58mm ammo in a town a half hour away which allowed me to test the cycling of the ammo. I fired it today and it was absolutely amazing to shoot.

    Here I am tonight scouring the internet for any and all information regarding this beautiful rifle and stumbled upon it's serial number, which are plentiful. I started to look at my serial numbers and really think that I have a complete matching gun, but I am not completely sure.

    I also noticed some symbols stamped on the front/rear sights as well as the bolt release. Can't really seam to find anything on these symbols. The symbol on the rear sight is in the middle of the anti-aircraft sight near the 13 marker.

    I will try and attach a series of photos for anyone who might be able to shine some more light on this subject for me. Thank you in advance for any information you can provide.
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    Nice looking example. Welcome to the forum. The ones that know these well will be along shortly to answer you...
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    Can't say much on the symbols. Congrats on the gun, nice that it is completely matching.

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    Nice rifle.

    As for the small markings, I believe they are arsenal marks. Not the same as the big one by the serial number but still signifying where the part was made. They should all match. I can't be sure of this as they are not mentioned in my available book but it is something that was pointed out to me when I was seeking a dust cover. It is possible to match the three digit serial number every 1000 but they also have these small marks which would also need to match.

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    I'll check into the additional arsenal markings. It seems as though they (for the most part??) match, aside from the bolt release having two additional markings than the sights.

    I am missing the dust cover and bayonet, but really don't think I'll ever seek them out. I would like to use the cleaning rod, but will likely just use a bore cleaning snake. Seems as though a 30-06 size would do the job nicely.

    Thanks for the reply!

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