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Originally Posted by PSM
Arrrrgh! My grandfather was on a Navy ship during the Battle of Okinawa. He brought a Jap rifle home (not sure how he got it) and I found it in his stuff in the basement. I remember the chrysanthemum design on it. After he died in 1980, my grandmother sold it in a yard sale.  I don't know anything about it, and maybe it was worthless, but it would have been nice if she'd asked me if I wanted it.
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The sad part is someone probably got a real deal on a Thompson at the same yard sale. 
TR
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