MilsurpDan
Ultimate Member
Picked up this Arisaka Type 38 Carbine a couple weeks ago at the Mount Airy Gunshack. Apparently it'd been in there for around a month, I'm surprised nobody bought it. It's a Nagoya 5th Series, so it's a later production carbine, Late 1930's-Early 1940's if I remember right. Everything on it is matching, even the floorplate, but unfortunately the dust cover and cleaning rod are missing, and the mum is ground. Usually when it comes to Arisaka's, I'd rather buy a matching rifle without the mum over a mum'd rifle that's mismatched.
On the plus side, it came with a rare Brass Arisaka Muzzle Cover. I'd never seen one in the flesh before but I knew they were fairly rare (some types more than others). I got it for $371 OTD, which I don't think is bad at all considering the shape of the Carbine and the matching numbers. Hell, the muzzle cover is probably worth $150+/- itself.
On the plus side, it came with a rare Brass Arisaka Muzzle Cover. I'd never seen one in the flesh before but I knew they were fairly rare (some types more than others). I got it for $371 OTD, which I don't think is bad at all considering the shape of the Carbine and the matching numbers. Hell, the muzzle cover is probably worth $150+/- itself.
Plus it's the only Type 38 Carbine I have now. 
