Arisaka 99/38

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Dash8400

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Hello everyone!

As I am just getting into the hobby of collecting, I was curious what the best place would be to find a Type 99/38/carbine Arisaka's?

I know shows on the west coast are likely my best bet, but how often do they pop up on EE?

Thanks again!
 
EE and actively searching a variety of firearms websites is your best bet.

Things to watch out for especially with Type 38s is the condition of the rifle as many are in very rough condition. Type 99s tend to be in much better shape due to the shorter service life and chromelined barrels on most.
 
Not exactly. It is a "Special Naval Rifle", made at a Naval Dockyard Arsenal. Iron buttplate. Basically resembles a late "last ditch" Type 99, except that almost all parts are cast iron, including the receiver. The barrel, with chromed bore, is screwed to a steel barrel extension to which the bolt locks. The barrel extension is secured to the iron receiver by pins. It is not a blank shooting training rifle.
In the barrel channel, characters for "nakamura" are written in pencil; no doubt the assembler.
 
tiriaq said:
Not exactly. It is a "Special Naval Rifle", made at a Naval Dockyard Arsenal. Iron buttplate. Basically resembles a late "last ditch" Type 99, except that almost all parts are cast iron, including the receiver. The barrel, with chromed bore, is screwed to a steel barrel extension to which the bolt locks. The barrel extension is secured to the iron receiver by pins. It is not a blank shooting training rifle.
In the barrel channel, characters for "nakamura" are written in pencil; no doubt the assembler.
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Wicked!

I really need to find more manuals and old articles about these, the history behind each variant is so cool.
 
Japanese arms are far less common in Canada than in the US.
One of the most interesting ones I've seen was a Nambu lmg. The cooling fins on the barrel had a bullet groove, and the right side of the receiver was pock marked by fragments. Someone got that one the hard way.
 
tiriaq said:
Japanese arms are far less common in Canada than in the US.
One of the most interesting ones I've seen was a Nambu lmg. The cooling fins on the barrel had a bullet groove, and the right side of the receiver was pock marked by fragments. Someone got that one the hard way.
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I guess it all boiled down to our theatres during the war. Its a shame so few made it back into Canada, but I guess thats the joy of trying to find easter eggs.
 
Set up a WTB ad and keep watching the classifieds. I got a Type 38 from Corwin Arms last year. They brought in 5 I believe, good condition, mums intact. And reasonably priced at $1400
 
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