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listed jap 6.5 mm rifle

tsavo303tsavo303 Member Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭
edited January 2014 in Ask the Experts
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=386623537
howdy folks!
i just listed this, and know nothing about it. please let me know if i have misidentified it or left out any thing!
Thanks-
T
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  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A couple of the pic's are really fuzzy and not all that helpful.
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  • navc130navc130 Member Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You might explain what is a "duffle cut" and that the forestock is actually cut off.
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  • tsavo303tsavo303 Member Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Updated. yeah im no ansel adams, sorry[:)] i just wanted to sell it correctly and fairly.
    Thanks!
    T
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The MUM appears to be in good shape. But your missing the wood on top, that's called the upper handguard.

    The stock has been bubbaed so badly, the way it's been cut, very doubtful it can be salvaged. To knowledgeable collectors a duffle bag cut is directly under and concealed by the upper band. A good restorer can rework a duffle bag cut stock, so that it appears pristine. Until the upper band is actually removed.

    The bore condition on Type 38's is very important. Japanese 6.5 ammo was corrosive. Because of this many GI bringback 38's, have bores that are in bad shape. Bore condition is a major factor for a rebuilder, on the lookout for 38's to rework and restore.





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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    Not all T-38's were matching by serial number. Some were matched via assembly number. And might have what appears to be mismatched bolt. Check the bayonet lug, bolt stop or drop the magazine floorplate. See if there is a number that matches the bolt. An upper handguard shouldn't be too hard to find.
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  • 11echo11echo Member Posts: 1,008 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    That is an early version of the T-38! You can tell by the "lug" on the safety, and no "ears" on the front sight.
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