Need help with Military rifle ID - WW2 Japanese

[RickN]

Well I will try to list what Japanese long guns I still have. Type 30 hook safety long rifle ( of course). Type 38 carbine , I call this a battlefield pick up, has intact mum , action cover and repro cleaning rod , bore is very good , I believe these were chrome lined ? A training rifle based on a M-1888 commission rifle , then a Type I , two barreled actions , one in Japanese 6.5mm and the other in 257 Roberts , with one set of woods , all done right. Two Type 30 bayonets , and then a as new Miroku 38 special revolver , type used by Japanese police from the 60's to the 80's.

Nice!

 

[TerryP]

That’s a cool rifle to have with a lot of history.
The Japanese made some good stuff during the war.

 

[glassparman]

So the "Chrysanthemum" has actually been defaced as required. That larger circle was stamped by the team that was assigned the task. I have a type 38 with the same ping mark on it. I have also seen large cross X pinged on the Mum as well. Not a perfect Mum but still better than a big grinding mark on it.

Nice find!

 

[Marinevet]

Yep....type 38

 

[sherrick13]

Type 30. Nice rifle

 

[WoodsCraft]

So the "Chrysanthemum" has actually been defaced as required. That larger circle was stamped by the team that was assigned the task. I have a type 38 with the same ping mark on it. I have also seen large cross X pinged on the Mum as well. Not a perfect Mum but still better than a big grinding mark on it.

Nice find!

My grandfather was in Japan during the occupation from 45 - 48 and told me stories about the defacing being anything from punches to grinding to file marks , my point behind saying that is that the ground off mums were not just the rifles that were imported into the US by surplus dealers. I remember him telling me they had a depot with piles of arisakas that you could goto and pick a rifle from to send home as a war trophy . The better stuff was usually held back for officers from what he told me.

 

[Camo]

Pretty sure you have a Type 38 identified by the two flash-holes,

Wrong safety for a type 99, I believe you are correct

 

[Waltercat]

Very nice that it is NO RUST.