Type 38 Arisaka Markings
Identifying the factory that produced the arisaka type 38 markings is essential for understanding its history. The various arsenals, such as the tokyo arsenal, kokura arsenal, and nagoya arsenal,. Both the japanese type 99 arisaka rifle by don voigt and the type 38 arisaka by francis allan and harold w. Both out line the markings and their meanings and which series you will find which marks. Hi i recently acquired a nice type 38 arisaka from my local pawnshop serial number 52064 marking indicates it's either tokyo or kokura arsenal but there is.
The type 30 long rifle and carbine, the type 35 rifle, the type 38 long rifle, short rifle, and carbine, the type 44 carbine, the type 97 sniper rifle, and the italian type i long rifle. Some concentric circle rifles were remarked standard issue type 38 and type 99 rifles that had the chrysanthemum completely or partially removed and replaced with the concentric circle marking. These rifles were serialized separately from regular production pieces. The arisaka rifles were designated with the year of the current emperor's reign. Thus, the type 38 rifle was designed in the 38 th year of the reign of emperor meiji (1905), and the type 44 carbine was adopted in the 44 th year of his reign (1911). If you do not have markings to identify these rifles, they are school rifles, training rifles, or last ditch guns. Unsafe to fire with live ammo. Perhaps blanks, but not sure. Training rounds were inert projectiles from what i have heard in the past.
ARISAKA ARISAKA TYPE 38
