- Arisaka Type 38 Serial Number Dates
- Arisaka Type 38 Serial Numbers
- Arisaka Type 38 Serial Numbers Forum
- Arisaka Serial Number
Hello! I was hoping that I could have some help with a Christmas present I received. My in-laws appreciate my collecting of WW2 items and always try to find something unique for the holidays. This year one of my gifts is a Japanese Type 30 bayonet.
I'm not at all familiar with Japanese items but have started to do some research and this one appears to be correct for the WW2 era.
The only marking I could find on the blade was an arsenal mark on the right ricasso that indicates that it was produced at the Kokura Arsenal.
The pommel has a serial number of 70612. To the left of the serial number is is a kana within a circle, but I do not know what that means. There also appears to be a stamping of a bird below the serial number.
Does the hooked quillon indicate the period of production - earlier?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Arisaka Type 38 Serial Number Dates
One of the less common Japanese rifles of the WWII era is the Type I (pronounced “Type Eye”). The Japanese Imperial Army and Navy procured small arms independently of each other, and the Army received priority as the ground war in China escalated. This left the Navy short of rifles and unable to get them from domestic producers, so they turned to Italy. A contract was signed ordering tens of thousands of Type I rifles (the exact quantity is unclear – most sources say 60,000, but the serial number range would suggest more than double that number).
Arisaka Type 38 Serial Numbers
Serial Number Lookup Stolen Arisaka Type 38 Replacement Stock Patt Anthony, Fifth Edition, 1996, published by Julin Books, 5282 Ridan Way, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418, ISBN: 0-9623208-7-0. Continuing on with our buyer's guide #101 series, this time we talk a bit about the Japanese Arisaka of WWI and WWII. We checkout and compare the Type 30, Ty.
Model/Type 38 Carbines Model/Type 38 Short Rifles. Sometimes there is a Series number preceeding the serial number on the left side of the action. Arisaka Type 99 Year of Mfg. I own a Type 99 that my father-in-law brought home from WWII. From what I have been able to determine, it is a series 20 made in the Kokura arsenal. Kokura manufactured series 20's from 1939 - 1945 and produced 100,000 series 20's. The serial number of my rifle is 55897. I have a Arisaka gun in my. I have an opportunity to buy an Arisaka Type 38 Carbine. The serial number is 112598 (yes, there is no 7th digit). It has no MUM and unless someone was a magician in removing it, it never had one. It has a small left side crack stretching back from the trigger guard above the stock seam but other than that the stock is in remarkable condition.
Arisaka Type 38 Serial Numbers Forum
Arisaka Serial Number
The rifle was based on a Carcano receiver and bolt, but otherwise configured like a Type 38 Arisaka. For a thorough still-photo comparison between the two rifles, take a look at Teri’s excellent page on the Type I at Nambu World.