What is this?

[Fergiejaf]

Hello, I am helping a friend with a collection of older firearms he has acquired and this one came of up, that I haven't seen before. Only markings I can find are on the top receiver (in the image). Any idea what this is? Caliber, history etc?
Thanks for any input.

[IrishJoe3]

Looks like a japanese WWII Arisaka to me. My understanding is most had the chrysanthemum on the reciever defaced, having an unmolested stamp like that is kinda rare

[theLBC]

arisaka type 38?

[Rogerbutthead]

http://www.castle-thunder.com/model.htm

Looks like a Type 38 6.5mm rifle Arisaka.

[theLBC]

Looks like a japanese WWII Arisaka to me. My understanding is most had the chrysanthemum on the reciever defaced, having an unmolested stamp like that is kinda rare

brought back or at least obtained before the surrender.

[Fergiejaf]

Good info, Thanks so much!!

[Mike A]

Cal 6.5x50 Japanese Arisaka, a modified Mauser and one of the strongest bolt action military rifle actions; used a semi-rimmed round if I remember correctly; the smallest regular rifle cartridge of any major WWII combatant, partially replaced by the larger and more powerful 7.7mm Arisaka in a similar rifle in WWII. Also used in LMGs.

The 6.5 Arisaka was used quite a bit by Britain as a reserve and training rifle in WWI and by Russians some in that war as well. After WWII it was used extensively by Communist forces (North Korean and Chinese) in the Korean War. Many also showed up in North Vietnam against the French in the hands of the Viet Minh.

[cplbuck]

Looks like a series 22 made in the Kokura arsenal on Kyushu between 1933-1940. I have two type 99's in 7.7 Jap. You have the bayonet too. That's very cool. It's vary rare to have the dust cover on it still. Are all the serial numbers matching? The dust cover's serial is on the back edge near the bolt handle. Intact mum is a huge plus. I reload for my two. Great shooters. One was made in Nagoya in 1942 and the other was in Toyo Kogyo 1941. The 7.7 is a fairly big round but the geometry of the rife was made so the kick would rattle your brain. I can shoot them all day unlike my M38 Mosin. That beast will shake your filling lose. I've never shot a type 38 but I'll bet it's a great shooter. Get some ammo for it and take to the range.

[Milsurp Collector]

The chrysanthemum on that rifle isn't fully intact, it has been lightly defaced with a couple of scratches.



For a chrysanthemum to be considered intact it has to be free of any defacement.



The next category is defaced, which can range from light scratches



to heavier scratches or chisel gouges



The third category is absent, which is mostly or completely ground off



.