Years ago I found this rifle barrel in the basement of my grandparents house. Obviously Japanese letters on top of chamber, then has the numbers 2 256 on the side. I don’t see any other numbers.
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Who can identify this
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It used to be a Type 99 Arisaka. Chambered in 7.7 JAP.
I'd say what you show in the photos has little if any value.
I could guess at the arsenal mark but if you wet it and then retake the serial number pic I might be able to tell you more.
I'd say what you show in the photos has little if any value.
I could guess at the arsenal mark but if you wet it and then retake the serial number pic I might be able to tell you more.
Hard to tell from my phone but this appears to be a chrysanthemum...
The chrysanthemum stamp showed the rifle was manufactured for the Imperial Japanese Army and therefore belonged to the emperor. As a face-saving gesture, Japanese soldiers who surrendered after the war made an attempt to grind the symbol off their rifles.
The chrysanthemum stamp showed the rifle was manufactured for the Imperial Japanese Army and therefore belonged to the emperor. As a face-saving gesture, Japanese soldiers who surrendered after the war made an attempt to grind the symbol off their rifles.
