What is this rifle?

[Rogerbutthead]

Some returning vets reamed the chamber to make it 6.5mm Roberts.

http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=29623

They often neglected to mark the rifle to warn subsequent owners.

[usmchugheskl]

Right on thanks again, I'll probley order the bolt, hey at least that ammo will probley be in stock LOL and not this retarded price that .223 has gone up to, thanks again

[Rogerbutthead]

If you are going to shoot it a lot, you should learn to reload.

Factory ammo for whatever it shoots is not going to be cheap.

[usmchugheskl]

I reload all my stuff, you almost have to in these times unfortunately. As far as this rife goes, would only put acouple rounds down it the throw it in the back of gun safe, I need small pistol primers!!! Goodluck everyone thanks for info

[klewan]

With the mum intact, it's most likely a battle field pickup. MacArthur allowed the Japs to grind the mum off the rifles after the surrender. My dad got two 7.7 rifles from a huge warehouse in Sasebo Japan in November of '45. Both had the mum removed. Graf's for brass..

[sigstroker]

My dad used to have one that was rechambered in .256 Newton, a nice hot performer.

[OIFVet03]

It is definitely japanese. Other than that, I don't know. I don't know too much about japanese firearms.

[mosinnagantm9130]

Type 38, probably a bringback from the war since it has an intact mum.

6.5 Japanese is one of those calibers you need to reload if you want to shoot it pretty much ever. It would be a good idea to have a gunsmith take a look at it to make sure it is still in 6.5 Japanese.