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Arisaka Type 38 Rifle 6.5 mm with Mum/Kokura Over-stamp
Guns International #: 102071038 Seller's Inventory #: 2209-0166
Category: Military Rifles - Japanese - Arisaka - Military Rifles - Japanese
Seller's Information
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Seller: Shooter's Supply, LLC.
Member Since: 3/16/16
First Name: Patrick
Last Name: Brown
State: Tennessee
Zip: 37343
Country: United States
Phone: (423) 875-4868
Number of Active Listings: 26
Total Number of Listings: 1372
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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About Us: We are a small family owned business located in Hixson, Tennessee. Do you have firearms at home collecting dust? We have a lively consignment business. Our fee is 20% with a $50 minimum. Firearms are consigned for a an average period of 180 days but the length of period is negotiable. We also do handgun carry permit classes for the state of Tennessee. We have a nice indoor shooting range with reasonable rates. Please check us out at shooterssupply.
Description:
The Type 38 rifle is one Japan’s most famous military rifles, perhaps second only its successor, the Type 99. It was introduced in 1905-06 and was still in use throughout World War 2 due to the inability of Japanese industry to produce sufficient numbers of Type 99 rifles quickly enough to replace it predecessor. According to Francis Allen’s excellent book on the T38, serial number 1 million was reached in 1917, while 1.4 million was reached in 1918. So this rifle was produced during this timeframe. The rifle’s Mum has been over-stamped with the Koishikawa/Kokura Arsenal’s symbol. This was standard procedure for when a Type 38 was taken out of service by the Imperial Japanese Army and usually such rifles were given to a school for live fire training. It is not certain when the rifle was taken out of service. The original arsenal at Koishikawa suffered extensive damage during the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1st, 1923, and it was considered too expensive to fully reconstruct it in the long term. As a result, Koishikawa became defunct in 1935 and the arsenal was transferred to Kokura in Kyushu. However, the same identifier symbol was used for both arsenals. It is possible that the over-stamp on this rifle was done by the Kokura arsenal rather than the original Koishikawa arsenal. Serial numbers, understandably, do not match. There is a MEREX import mark on the bottom of the barrel. The bore is in fair condition – pitting is present but the rifling is still defined, if a little shallow. The receiver, rear sight, magazine plate, butt plate, barrel, and trigger guard assembly all have a light to medium amount of pitting present. The wood portion at the tip of the stock which was used to retain the fore end cap has worn away. As a simple fix, the fore end cap has been attached using epoxy. The cleaning rod does not thread into the stock anymore although it this is not for lack of threading at the back end of the rod. The rod itself has been field repaired at some point via brazing. The rifle is equipped with a sling though it is not an original. The wood is fairly beat up, but the only visible crack is a small one at the front tip of the hand guard. It’s obvious this rifle has seen hard use. While it may not have seen use in World War I (the only action the Japanese Army was involved in was the siege on the German-held Qingdao in 1914), this rifle may very well have been used during the Siberian Intervention (1918 – 1922). Since we don’t know when the rifle was taken out of service, it could very well have seen use in the Manchurian Incident or one of the many border conflicts between Japan and the Soviet Union (1932 – 1939). Without doubt, if this rifle could talk it would have a very interesting story to tell.
SOLD
Rifle Caliber: 6.5x50mm Arisaka
Manufacturer: Koishikawa (Tokyo) Arsenal (predecessor to Kokura Arsenal)
Model: Type 38
Serial Number: 1196652
Bore: Rifled, 6 grooves
Condition: Fair
Barrel Type: Standard
Action: Bolt action, Mauser ’98 style action but with cock-on-closing feature
Triggers: Single, Standard Type 38 trigger
Stock: Wood
Fore End: Wood
Butt Pad: Metal plate
LOP: 13.125 inches (333.375 mm)
Finish: Blued
Sights: Iron sights – Graduated leaf type rear, blade front, sight radius 27.0 inches (685.8 mm)
Manufacture Date: 1917 - 1918