Oh, Threeband, I see what you mean. Haha, I thought those marks were intentional. Looking at some others, it appears that you are correct,
By the way, I have been looking for some ammo for this gun. It looks like it takes 7.7×58mm Arisaka. Does anyone know where I can find some reasonably...
Thanks all for the info. It's cool to learn that it is a little bit of a rare rifle. I am pretty new to collecting and especially new to collecting the older rifles. (this thing is twice my age)
A better picture of the "mum" and marking on the top is below as requested. I would say that...
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a "mum"? I am not familiar with that term. The pics of the left side of the receiver (/w serial) are attached. Thanks for your info.
This is #2 of the 3 rifles I was gifted a few days ago. This one is also in Chinese / Japanese partially. I believe it was produced just after WWII in 1954. This one is not in such great shape and I haven't cleaned it yet, so please excuse the quality. Any help with ID is appreciated. Pics...
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Thanks for the great info Threeband! It is really appreciated. Would the stock have been chopped for the same reason or why would someone do that?
Hello All, I am new to this forum and hoping you can help me. I came into possession of a few (I think) World War II rifles. I could really use some help identifying this one. There are only a couple markings and they are in either Japanese or Chinese. I tried to attach some pictures, I...