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Looking in the excellent book "The Type 38 Arisaka" by Allan, the Nagoya series 4 (May 1936 to June 1941) changed to cupped butt plates later in the series. The 5th and 6th series had cupped butt...

There is a flat spring on the bottom of the stock, at the muzzle end. Pushing in on the spring will release the cleaning rod (if still present). Pushing in on that spring will release the front...

Here is a start, http://www.banzaionline.com/RifPrimer/Model44/Variations/FromEarlB.htm#Top_Earls_44s

There might be more information on that website. Then there is also "Military Rifles of...

Sorry for your loss Bill. You did the best you could. Losing a pet is never easy.
I've reached the age where having another pet would not be fair to the pet. They will out live me, and that...

Check this thread. http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1016354-Type-94-grips

When all else fails, call the CMP, and explain the problem. They have always been "customer service" oriented in my experience.

DON"T CUT ANYTHING!

I've had a C&R License for more than 20 years. I don't recall anything on the application needing a signature from the local police agency. You do have to give a copy of the application to the...

We need to split the state . . . . .SOON!

Jerry Brown and the socialists (formerly the democrat party) are driving California into the ground!

In a class I took years ago, the deputy DA that was teaching it stressed, "you had better be prepared to convince a jury, that you were in mortal fear of your life, or that of another."

A homeowner in Anaheim Hills, Ca confronted a burglar in his garage. The burglar hit the home owner with a shovel. The homeowner went upstairs and retrieved his shotgun. He came back to his garage...

Thanks for the link gwp. I didn't know they could rebuild batteries. The El Toro (I refuse to call it Lake Forest after the yuppies voted to rename the city) is only 15 miles up the I-5 from San...

After a medical misadventure four years ago, I decided to start selling my collection of military surplus rifles acquired over the last thirty years. I have been using "The Standard Catalog Of...

VaR check your PMs

Looks like you've been doing your "homework" AL1. I looked in "the book" this morning, and it mentioned that that arsenal was using anything they could get, including prior rejected stocks to...

The main criteria for type 99s are matching numbers, original finish, and condition. There are a couple of arsenals that bring a bit more money, Izawa and Howa. A complete rifle, with all the...

Picture #3 that you posted on the gunboards forum, 1/1/2017 shows the difference between the original color and what's on there now. Urishi is a pretty durable finish, and not cut by mineral spirits...

Toyo Kogyo kept the plum shaped bolt handle throughout production. "The high s/n for the 35th series rifles reported in Military Rifles of Japan is 56591, although at least one higher is known."

We are all friends here on CSP ( well most of us) Mr. Lamb. :>)

I buy books on every firearm I acquire. I enjoy learning about the history and workings of them. Not having a memory, I rely on...

Chuck, we have the same book. His carbine is a Kokura, series one. Check page 335. :>)

Page 57 explains the use of the two zeros preceding 197, it was to maintain a five digit serial number.

The Three rings on the "Mum" indicates the rifle was taken out of active service with the military. The rifle could have been given to a school, or sold to another country, as in the case of the...

" Another forum member advised that #197 is the lowest recorded series 1 type 44, the previous being #472"
He must be looking at the same book I have. :>)

Yes Michaelp, you are correct in most cases. However in Kokura Arsenal's case, they used a five digit numbering plan for their Type 44 carbines. Therefore, carbine 00197 would have been 197 in the...

By the way jim-d, you gave the key information regarding your question (many don't know how to identify what they have, or where to look). Type of rifle, series number, and serial number.

Per the book "The Type 38 Arisaka" by Francis C. Allan,the Series 1, Type 44 Cavalry Carbine, estimated date of production: Sept.1937 through April 1941. Estimated production: 9,500

If the bolt is matching, and the stock finish is original, $400 for the rifle, including the bayonet, is not unreasonable.
The separated splice in the buttstock is no big deal if it's not huge. The...