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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: MountainWalk on May 29, 2014, 11:25:51 PM

Title: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: MountainWalk on May 29, 2014, 11:25:51 PM: Just picked this up rifle up for a whopping two hours of work. The front ring of the action has no crest; ie, no cryhsthanimum flowrr specific to the Jap rifle. Nor does it to appear to have been washed, grinded or alteref. Can anyone tell me if this is common
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 30, 2014, 06:12:33 AM: Do you have any pics to show? Is it the type 38 or 99? They are cool peices of history for sure
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: MountainWalk on May 30, 2014, 08:36:30 AM: Can't tell what modwl right now. Will get pics up. Does hace a peep sight fore the reciever, two piece buttstock, wooden butt plate. The wood is in awessome shape.. Some numbers on left side of reciever with a weird little mark.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 30, 2014, 09:44:00 AM: The weird little mark is the arsenal the rifle was built at, names I cant pronounce or spell :chuckle:. My dad has a book on the arisakas and all markings, dates and serial numbers.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: MountainWalk on May 30, 2014, 09:48:48 AM: You happen to know if the Arisaka has any gas vent holes in the reciever?
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 30, 2014, 11:22:27 AM: I think so, i will need to look at my type 38 to see where it is located.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: MountainWalk on May 30, 2014, 11:25:57 AM: This one has one hole on the front bridge, fore of the locking lugs. It is not tapped... Friend, thanks for the back and forth... My internet is quite spotty, so im unable to do much searching.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on May 30, 2014, 10:31:53 PM: From what I've read, the 6.5 was based on the Italian Carcano, and was the Japanese Army rifle up to and a bit into WW II. The 7.7 rifle was based on the Mauser and the Chrysanthemum was the Emperor's insignia. If the Arisaka still has the Mum, it was captured during the war. I was given a 7.7 Arisaka by an uncle who was in the Navy in WWII, and he said he had to grind off the 'Mum in order to keep it on the ship. This was a part of the surrender terms. The Japanese didn't want anyone to possess the Emperor's insignia.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: nwwanderer on May 31, 2014, 07:58:56 AM: A have a few rounds for your 6.5 if you need them
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 31, 2014, 09:02:20 AM: Mine has 2 vents below the mum.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: ELKBURGER on May 31, 2014, 09:14:21 AM: The arsenal mark is at the end of the serial number. If I remember right, this one is Nagoya. The next time I get to my dads, I will borrow the book and post some pics of the marking translation.
Title: Re: 6.5 arisaka
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on June 01, 2014, 01:28:59 AM: I think there were 5 or 6 different arsenals. Everything had an arsenal stamp--bayonets and all!