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- Sat May 23, 2015 12:54 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Gun you would buy if you could find it...
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Re: Gun you would buy if you could find it...
A Japanese Type 38 Arisaka Carbine (6.5mm) in excellent condition with the bolt cover and the chrysanthemum stamp intact. We had one like that when I was a teenager back in the 80s and my dad had to let it go because the family had some financial issues. He took at least two deer with it using Norma ammo. It must have been carried by some rear-area soldier during the war because it had such little cosmetic damage, the rifling was great and it worked perfectly. I've seen some rough Type 99 rifles in 7.7mm but those Type 38s are pretty rare, especially the carbines.