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Grand Daddy's Guns
chaoslodge
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What is this thing? Thanks
I am only working from pics my mother took and do not have the rifle to pick up and examine myself.
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Click on this link.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/argentine1891/index.asp
Wrong picture but that would have been up there sooner or later too.
I replaced it with the correct pic I was inquiring about.
The (PARATROOPER MODEL) IS THE ARASAKA TYPE 38 CARBINE, 6.5 Modified for Paratroop Use by the addition of a of a hinge to the wrist of the stock. Other than this it is a standard Type 38 Carbine
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What YOU Have is An ARASAKA TYPE 99 TYPE 2 takedown rifle. 7.7mm, 25" barrel.This weapon has a Screw-in Key that serves as a locking Pin. When it is removed the barrel can be unscrewed from the reciever. This was not a very satisfactory arrangement, as the reciever is weakened and accuracy is affected....
The (PARATROOPER MODEL) IS THE ARASAKA TYPE 38 CARBINE, 6.5 Modified for Paratroop Use by the addition of a of a hinge to the wrist of the stock. Other than this it is a standard Type 38 Carbine
From <GUNS OF THE WORLD>.....Best
"Rifles of the World" by John Walter, identifies this rifle as a Japanese Paratroop Rifle. 25,000 were produced starting in 1943. The Japanese never produced submachine guns in sufficient quantity to equip their paratroop forces, per Walter's book.