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Why would start a post with an insult? (Karens)
 

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I agree with Japanese type 99 Arisaka, WWII. Yours has all the parts, the cover for the bolt, anti aircraft sights and tripod. From what I understand, the US Government never owned it as the Japanese Chrysanthemum is still on the top of the gun. Only an individual soldier would have brought it back with the flower motif still intact. Never refinish it yourself. The wood and finish they used is extremely toxic. (I researched them awhile back.)
 

Thank you so much for the helpful info considering the first Karen, first post. I’m such an ass lol. Thanks for the knowledge!
 

I also have the bayonet in which I believe is original with the rifle. Not sure how to tell. I am more of a coin and fisherman. Has the shief... I believe it’s called
 

I also have this rifle. Another Arisaka. I understand pieces of the Jap rifles were sent home to America in pieces due to not being able to bring them home whole so I hear. I believe I have one that has been assembled from pieces sent home.
 

Coindetector1 said:
All were ordered to be destroyed
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A very nice example with bayonet included was listed on Gunbroker as ":sold:- $ 1,100"

Seems a bit steep to me. But then again an 8mm M48 Turkish Mausers are getting listed between $500-$900. I sold one about five years ago for 1-1/2 times the $200 I paid for it.

Have you got bullets for it? I know you could get 7.7mm Arisaka ammunition back in the late fifties. But the supply has probably been depleted by now. Without ammunition it is just a wall hanger. Maybe not, you could always stab something to death with that bayonet.
 

My father brought half of Europe back with him, at least that was the way he told the story. If he did, he parted with his stuff in the 50's and 60's. My uncle brought back an Arisaka intact. You can still buy ammunition. They only make it a couple times a year, so you have to check local stores often. It is very expensive. At least as far as I'm concerned. About $45 a box of 20 rounds.
 

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The other rifle you posted has been sporterized, altered to turn it into a hunting rifle. Actually the servicemen were allowed to bring rifles back at the end of WW2, there were piles of Arisakas and anyone who wanted could take one. The were sometimes taken apart and even the stocks cut so they would fit into a duffle bag, just to make it easier to transport.
 

l.cutler said:
The other rifle you posted has been sporterized, altered to turn it into a hunting rifle. Actually the servicemen were allowed to bring rifles back at the end of WW2, there were piles of Arisakas and anyone who wanted could take one. The were sometimes taken apart and even the stocks cut so they would fit into a duffle bag, just to make it easier to transport.
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That was probably depending on the outfit as far as being able to bring things home. My Dad was a Marine. They were told they would be confiscated at the port if they tried. He had 2 footlockers filled with souvenirs and he said after spending that time in Hell in the south Pacific, he wasn't going to be detained coming home. He left the lockers on the dock. He did say later that their "ruse" worked somewhat. Many guys did the same thing, but many carried prizes in and he didn't see the first one stopped for it..he was peeved to say the least.
 

The "smallfoot" versions seems to be a common occurrence. What the GIs were instructed to do vs. what they did were different matters.

Some were a little bolder than others. I had a scoutmaster who brought a M3 sub-machine gun (the "grease-gun") home from Europe in his WWII gear. Turned in his issued one but had picked up a second. He claimed a lot of GIs were allowed to send home sporting firearms confiscated after the war. His unit destroyed hundreds of civilian rifles & shotguns by backing the treads of a half-track over them beside a raised road curb to bend the barrel & shatter the stocks.
 

smallfoot said:
That was probably depending on the outfit as far as being able to bring things home. My Dad was a Marine. They were told they would be confiscated at the port if they tried. He had 2 footlockers filled with souvenirs and he said after spending that time in Hell in the south Pacific, he wasn't going to be detained coming home. He left the lockers on the dock. He did say later that their "ruse" worked somewhat. Many guys did the same thing, but many carried prizes in and he didn't see the first one stopped for it..he was peeved to say the least.
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Very well may have been unit specific, I have a type 99 that a family friend brought back. Everyone in is unit could grab one from the pile if they wanted.
 

times have certainly changed...got in a bunch o trouble for bringing back AK's from Grenada...
 

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