Arisaka type 38 with an Odd Stamp, Info Needed!

[GetFuzzy2]

This photo is from a type 38 which is all correct, but it just has this odd stamp, what dose it mean? If this thread is in the wrong place by all means move it.



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[BerlinerLuebecker]

Are those three circles on the mum? Mine's got that too, albeit much more roughly done than on yours. Would love to hear the meaning!

 

[GetFuzzy2]

It's almost like a interlocking chain inside the mum.

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[GetFuzzy2]

Heres my attempt at a better pic, hope it helps.

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[mjn]

From what I understand, overstamps on the mum indicate that the rifle was removed from regular service and issued to a military school for training purposes. There might be other reasons yet unknown. This is briefly discussed in the book, Military Rifles of Japan.

 

[RyanE]

Yes, it indicates the rifle was removed from service (training, etc.).

 

[GetFuzzy2]

My barrel still has strong groves and has not been turned into a smooth bore, is that still correct for a training rifle? Or was it common to have smooth and grooved bored rifles for training?

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[GetFuzzy2]

http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/japanese_markings.html


Mystery solved. She's a training rifle. Thanks for all the help guys, I thinks it's very nice rifle with a neat history.

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[Turbo Archie]

Not really the same as a training rifle.
It was removed from service and sent to a school.



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[303hunter]

school rifles

turned up on the battlefield too. My grandfather's Type 38 is school marked. It was captured on Okinawa. I guess they returned the rifles to service late in the war.

 

[Rogerbutthead]

Ah, isn't it just the "C" type mum?

http://www.gunboards.com/sites/banzai/DataSheets/M38/M38Data.htm#Model_38

Cuz the concentric circle type drawings don't look like that - ?

http://www.gunboards.com/sites/banzai/DataSheets/ConCircle/ConData.htm#Concentric_Circle