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Blastem
06-12-2013, 03:21 PM
Have taken it to several local gun shop with no luck. Some of the pictures i have seen of the 99 and the 38 have looked like mine. Any help with this is greatly appreciated.
Dale in Louisiana
06-12-2013, 03:39 PM
Pictures would be a big help.

dale in Louisiana
(getting a picture of an Arisaka in his mind)
Char-Gar
06-12-2013, 05:08 PM
Should not be much of a problem to identify, but without a photography it is impossible.
Blastem
06-12-2013, 06:02 PM
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swheeler
06-12-2013, 06:06 PM
A left handed arisaka?
Blastem
06-12-2013, 06:14 PM
no its right handed
swheeler
06-12-2013, 06:26 PM
Why do the pictures post like that, left handed?? I'm no expert but I think you have a 38, two holes in front rec ring, my 99 has just one. What is the groove diameter, believe 99 was 31 cal and 38 was 6.5 cal.
Japlmg
06-12-2013, 07:28 PM
You have a Type 38 Carbine Arisaka.
If you post a clear picture of the markings on the left side of the eceiver, I could tell you more.
The Mum appears to have been cancled via chisel strikes.
Gregg
Blastem
06-12-2013, 07:33 PM
no mum still there untouched
Blastem
06-12-2013, 07:49 PM
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Dale in Louisiana
06-12-2013, 09:20 PM
The difference in bore size between the 6.5mm Type 38 and the 7.7mm Type 99 should be pretty obvious. Nice mum, though.

dale in Louisiana
swheeler
06-13-2013, 12:14 AM
OK someone tell me why the mirror images?
Mk42gunner
06-13-2013, 01:10 AM
Reversed negatives?

Taken with the aid of a mirror?

It sure did look strange to see what appeared to be a left hand Arisaka.

Actually, I think some of the digital cameras have a setting for reversed images. Please don't take my word on that as gospel, Istill haven't figured out how to download pictures from my new phone.

Robert
Scharfschuetze
06-13-2013, 01:34 AM
Perhaps the "Nagoya Arsenal" made the carbine.

Here is a link to the various Japanese arsenal markings.

http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/japanese_markings.html
Blastem
06-13-2013, 09:58 AM
Thank you Scharfschuetzer that answered all my questions and i now know exactly what i have.
khmer6
06-13-2013, 10:39 AM
Sweet looking mum. Do you mind telling us what you paid for it. Keep in mind as well many were converted to 6.5x257 wildcat. 257roberts case sized up.
Blastem
06-13-2013, 04:17 PM
Believe it or not i traded a 83 ford courier for it a mosburg bolt action shot gun and a hand made gun case.