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Topic: LOC - Love of Country Marked Type 38 Long Rifle |
Earl
Replies: 2
Views: 7526
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:59 pm Subject: Beautifull |
Absolutely Beautifull....one of the variations I've never owned and allways am looking out for. I've personally seen only one LOC marked gun. A Type 44 in as nice a condition or better as this T38 - ... |
Topic: Know your numbers! |
Earl
Replies: 5
Views: 10125
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:54 pm Subject: Bobby's Memory... |
I don't know how he does it...sometimes I think he remembers more about whats in my safe and cabinet than I do! He occassionally asks about a rifle or two I've had for years. I'm one of those that h ... |
Topic: 24th Series Cleaning Rod question. |
Earl
Replies: 16
Views: 26261
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:41 pm Subject: More 23rd Series Info |
I have one that falls inbetween the highest reported with the long rod and earliest with the short push rod for the 23rd series.
It is S#88,807. It is drilled for a long rod, but has a short push ... |
Topic: Struck Mums. |
Earl
Replies: 18
Views: 31613
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:20 am Subject: We helped.. |
All I know is that we Americans aided in the mum destruction process. There are many, many documented cases of Americans being the ones doing the defacing. Sometimes at collection/distribution point ... |
Topic: dust covers |
Earl
Replies: 5
Views: 10218
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:05 pm Subject: The length.. |
Type 38 are 6" long while Type 99 dust covers are 5-7/8ths inches. Earl |
Topic: Struck Mums. |
Earl
Replies: 18
Views: 31613
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:50 pm Subject: They didn't grind/strike them all at the very beginning. |
It always seemed to make sense to me that the completely ground mums were done when the fellows doing it had time and access to a grinder. I assume rifles coming out of arsenals or main weapons depots ... |
Topic: Windtalkers |
Earl
Replies: 8
Views: 14185
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:58 pm Subject: Windtalkers |
One of our own, Dan King was the technical advisor for that movie. Obviously being a Hollywood production and him being "only" the technical advisor he didn't have much say in how Hollywood projected ... |
Topic: 38s w/o SN |
Earl
Replies: 1
Views: 6155
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:49 pm Subject: Only one I remember... |
is that one you picked up in Tulsa a few years back. To this day I still don't know why I didn't pick it up when I saw it. Probably was too new to the hobby and just didn't know what it was I saw.
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Topic: I like it |
Earl
Replies: 12
Views: 20433
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:44 pm Subject: I like it too! |
I finally am back from my vacation and have things semi-sorted out. Nice site Trey. It looks good. Earl |
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