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Originally Posted by Pete
Here is the good one and the junker side by side. The top one is 41 3/4" and the lower one is 38".
Near as I can figure the lower one is the Meiji 38th Year Type Carbine. On the other one, beats the heck out of me. It looks right close to the 30th/38th Year Rifles. Stock to the 30th and sight to the 38th but it is shortened by about 4ish inches between the barrel bands. Distance between barrel bands seem to cut out the Type 99 Rifle/Carbine.
I'm not that up on rifles from Japan.
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Bottom one is definitely a Type 38 Carbine.
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Originally Posted by CoLawman
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Sorry, I was on another task for the first ten minutes.
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Originally Posted by MAB32
I'll play. Starting from the top:
1) M1 Garand
2) M1 Carbine
3) No. 4 Mk.1 (or 2)
4) Mosin-Nagant M1944
5) Model 1891 (This wouldn't surprise me if was a "variant" between two other Italian rifles).
6) Model 98 (looks like it may be a little too long for a 98k)
7) This is ( I am hoping) a Japanese manufactured rifle from WWII. I will go with an "early (before the war) manufactured Type 99 in 7.7mm caliber.
The Italian and Japanese rifles look as though they were built either before WWII or very shortly after it began. They both look as though quality control was good at the time of build.
Looks like Im a little late...
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No worries, the previous two to get it were just a little help to you.
BTW, 5 was definitely a 1938 Short Rifle, and I think that the Mauser is clearly a KAR 98K due to the short length between the sling swivel band and the forend cap.
TR
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