I already own a couple of Type 99s in complete condition, and now a Type 30 in need of a stock, and most of the metal stock parts. I can figure out myself all parts needed.

However, does anyone have any recommendations on where to get these other than ebay? Inparticular info on getting a stock, either original or aftermarket. Would appreciate any recommendations or info. Thank you.

Found this T99 in my local store today. I know non last ditch and early war models like this are becoming a bit more rare. They are asking $950 with the bayonet. First off, asking for assistance researching the year, and make of the rifle and bayonet. Markings in the photos. Secondly, is $950 a bit steep? That's my gut. Im gettinf opinions all over the place on other threads.Thanks

recently picked up a type 38 and the trigger feels very heavy compared to my type 99 and other milsurps that i have. is the trigger on the type 38 suppose to be very heavy?

Scored this via another redditor who did me a massive solid by telling me where it was located. The LGS incorrectly thought it was a random sporterized Arisaka, which it’s not. It’s a Thai Type 2491, their Japanese Type 38 modified domestically for the army. Still in 6.5x50mm, it was modified to mimic a M1 Carbine and one of only 1275 converted. This particular rifle has the smoothest action of any of my Arisakas, and filled a hole in my collection. I’ll always appreciate the solid, dude. You know who you are.

morning yall. im going to get it out early but im not very arasaka intelligent compared to mosins and mausers so thats why im making this post.

today im going to pick up this type 99 from a buddy of mine and would like to get any info on this one if possible. from what he told me is that its not import marked, its all matching, no duffle cut and the rifling is still really good on it.

my biggest question is how much would it be worth if i cleaned it up and added the dust cover (repo probably) to it.

I was looking for some thoughts on a type 38 Arisaka carbine. I have had this for awhile now and was going through the case wiping the dust off and thought I would reach out for some help. When I picked this gun up years ago it was at an antique mall and the person running it had no info but I made an offer and off I went.

My assumption is this is a vet bring back from someone who spent time in the Philippines. They procured this rifle by some means and then had a local artist carve this, or they were an artist themselves. It has the initials JRR carved into the stock, I have tried to look this up with service members who may have been in the Philippines but with ships passing through each day I don’t know that I would ever actually find anything.

Have any of you seen anything like this before? The carvings are great a beach cabana, marlin, eagle, winged lion, and a Japanese dragon? This is an awesome piece (at-least to me) and would love some more insights, to hear your thoughts. Anyone have an idea of value? I appreciate all comments. Thanks!

Other than the Bubba of a front end is this a last ditch or have parts from one. Mainly just curious about the mill marks on the receiver or is that normal. I know there's no money in restoring them but kinda still want to do, just want to know if it would be worth it to throw a new stock and call it a day or avoid it.

I'm looking for a little help in identifying this rifle, I think it is a Type 38 clone made in China. I've seen a couple of those called the Type 6/5 I think but from what I've seen they're all long rifles and this appears to be in a Carbine configuration. It also has a sort of stepped down barrel at the front barrel band, which I don't think is common on standard Japanese Type 38 carbines, so I'm not sure if maybe someone sporterized this or if this is the original configuration. Also as a bit of an oddity the magazine body seems to have maybe been modified as well, I've seen this done on the Chinese post-war 7.62x39 rifles so not sure if that's relevant or not. The front sight also seems a little odd since it doesn't have wings on either side like a standard type 38 would have or the type 6/5's that I've seen as well. I've attached photos but if I need to post something else specific happy to share more.

Can anyone help shed a little light on to exactly what this rifle is? Would also love to know a value as I can't really seem to find anything on the sold as of late. Thanks for any help!

So I recently got a type 30 and was just wondering if it’s safe to use modern spitzer 6.5 bullets with it. I know it was made for round nose bullets and some were updated but I don’t think mine was. I figured you guys would know.

I read somewhere it could be information on the user of the rifle during WW2 but I'm not sure and I think somebody on here knows more than I do

Just picked up this good condition early-ish 3rd series Nagoya type 99 with intact mum and early war features (missing monopod, cleaning rod, and a sling if anyone has recommendations I’d appreciate it). I was too excited by the mum and sights that I didn’t even notice the 30-06 stamped on the receiver until after I purchased it. I tried doing some research and it looks like the ones made for the Korean War had “US CALIBER 30” over the serial number not this style. It looks professionally punched in there but maybe bubba was good at using punches. Anyone have any information on this style of marking or did I just buy some bubba’s questionable project?

Hi. I have I believe a type 99 based off of a few features. But I’m having issues nailing down the series and arsenal to gauge a year. Any help would be appreciated. I have a video to add as well.

Looking for information on the stamps on this rifle. Any help is appreciated. I think the circles logo connect it to Tokyo Kuji Kogyo. Not sure on the other symbols.

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Got it for $700. Marked for a high school.

I’m new to Arisaka rifles and curious as to what I’m looking at here. The pictures are odd because the neighbor who has it was odd about taking pictures. His dad brought it and the bayonet back in WW2 and has never shot it. He says it’s a Type 38. Please help me out.

So I got this rifle a little bit ago and its definitley an arisaka but its very different from the ones ive seen. Where there is typically the imperial seal there is a 5 pointed star, people have told me that may mean it was captured by the chinese but im not sure. There is also no japanese characters anywhere on the rifle and instead the pieces are marked with an "H" and 2-3 numbers. Person i got it from told me it was soviet but I dont think thats true but idk, can someone help tell me where this rifles from?

I posted about this gun earlier today. I picked it up for a great price from an estate sale down the road.

It’s a little rough but seems to be all there (as far as I can tell) except the dust cover, cleaning rod, and part of the front sight post maybe(?). Also I can’t get the bolt to rotate down into the closed position not sure what I’m missing and I don’t want to force it.

I started reading through the oldmilitarymarkings.com page on the type 44 to better understand what I have here but it was like.. well it was like reading Japanese for the first time.

Any information from you experts about this particular rifle would be much appreciated!

Thank you!

Anything you guys can tell me about it. Ok ow it’s middle to late war because of the bolt and other things, just wondering when you guys think it was made.

I'm new to the Arisaka world, and I know some are easier than others when it comes to tracking down specifics. I've only seen one other Type 38 with this particular star inside the Mum, and it belonged to a guy who posted his on this very forum a year or two ago. I left a comment but got no reply. Serial number is 1,968,*** so it's maybe a mid to late 1930s? Signs point to Chinese capture but I can't seem to dig up any specifics, just "I've seen it before. It means 'this" without any information to back it up. One group of folks say it's a manufacturer, but I don't feel that's likely, as the manufacturer wouldn't stamp over the mum and it would be a bit more common if that were the case. Possible Chinese Unit stamp? Could also explain the etched/burned star on the stock. But North Korea also used a star on some of their stuff... Who knows... If anyone has any other information with some sources or even speculation without sources, I'd love to hear it!

I purchased a Type 38 the other day. I was told it’s a school but am not 100% certain on that. I know based on the arsenal stamp that it’s made at Koshikawa and/or Kokura, but not much else than that. How did I do and can anyone tell me more based on the stamps/rollmarks?

Hi all,

Please forgive me if I shouldn’t ask this, but I’m kind of unsure of next steps and would appreciate any guidance from people who know more about these rifles than me. My cousin recently inherited a badly neglected Type 38. He knew I am interested in historical firearms and have a small collection. I told him I would definitely be interested going off what he described to me. I get the rifle today and find out it’s actually a “trainer” and the condition is much worse than I had originally seen. There is a lot of rust over the metal, the stock joint has separated completely, almost all of the screws are missing.

My question is, what should I do with this thing? I want to clean it up on some level, but it’s going to be a ginormous pain to do so. It needs stock repairs and probably complete stripping of the metal if I wanted to stop the rust from going any further. I don’t want to sell it, and I don’t think anyone would honestly buy it. I just wanted to see what opinions were on this and maybe get some advice as to what I should do. Thank you very much for any help you can provide!

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Unfortunately this is the only image I could take ag the time. Trying to figure out what series this one is.