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For sale is a 7/8 scale Type 38 Arisaka School Training rifle These rifles CANNOT FIRE LIVE 6.5 AMMO IT WILL BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE


Buyer must bring ID willing to meet within 30 mins of Culpeper
while i dont think this is even a firearm (probably Blank firing only gun) i will still require and ID to air on the side of caution since it could theoretically fire a live round

The Arisaka type 38 Training rifles where issued to Japanese schools and orphanages preparing children for military service for the empire of japan these where scaled down rifles using gallery blank like cartridges for target practice like many countries of the period (forgotten weps has a nice but old write up on this https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rifles/78-scale-type-38-arisaka/)

this example features an unknown maker mark in the form of a star and an 3 or E carved into the bottom possibly as a rack number (http://www.banzaionline.com/Trainers/Trainers.htm)

barrel is loose will need to be re-tightened if you even think of trying to fire blanks (was like this when bought it)
aswell as a missing screw in the magazine plate

a cool piece of History can be yours today!

These rifles CANNOT FIRE LIVE 6.5 AMMO IT WILL BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE