Type 97 Sniper

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WW2 Japanese Arisaka Type 97 Sniper - 6.5 Jap - Nagoya Arsenal - Bolt Action Rifles at GunBroker.com : 893247447

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[jangle]

Someone just lost a lot of money. Mum has been re-stamped/engraved = Fake!
Nagoya 97's Mum is very deeply struck, unlike the Kokura 97.

[rcathey]

Agreed, jangle.

I’m no expert in Arisakas and that mum looks fishy even to me.
Shocking that someone paying that much wouldn’t notice that.

[browningautorifle]

that mum looks fishy

There's a mark from the grinding still to one side of the mum. Would also mean they had to reblue it. I was waiting to see what you guys said was wrong with THIS one, this collection all has something wrong with all of them. Yes, six grand + is too much to pay for a lesson.