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Topic: Japanese type 35 navy bayonet |
seinen
Replies: 5
Views: 14471
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:26 pm Subject: Japanese type 35 navy bayonet |
Noticed there's one for auction currently on eBay.
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Topic: Question about Kanji and concentric circle mark on Type 38 |
seinen
Replies: 4
Views: 13051
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 12:39 pm Subject: Question about Kanji and concentric circle mark on Type 38 |
Thanks for the additional pix!
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Topic: Question about Kanji and concentric circle mark on Type 38 |
seinen
Replies: 4
Views: 13051
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 10:54 am Subject: Question about Kanji and concentric circle mark on Type 38 |
Sure, the kanji "文" (bun) is an abbreviation for the longer phrase "文部者", which translates "Minister of Education."
Do you mind posting th ... |
Topic: TMCA reminder |
seinen
Replies: 5
Views: 14244
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:55 am Subject: TMCA reminder |
Trey - does this show offer awards for certain best in category exhibits?
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Topic: Japanese Meiji Period Shotgun |
seinen
Replies: 8
Views: 18931
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:52 am Subject: Japanese Meiji Period Shotgun |
The kanji read "utility model patent."
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Topic: trey |
seinen
Replies: 3
Views: 11434
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:33 pm Subject: trey |
Trey - link doesn't work for me.
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Topic: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
seinen
Replies: 8
Views: 12030
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:02 pm Subject: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
Thanks for confiring Trey. All I wanted to know.
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Topic: Summer 2015 AGCA Show |
seinen
Replies: 6
Views: 9871
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:18 pm Subject: Re: smiths |
I showed them the Smith & Wessons and suggested that if they could find the registration papers, they would be the easiest to identify. That didn't appear to be the angle they were looking for. I' ... |
Topic: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
seinen
Replies: 8
Views: 12030
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:16 pm Subject: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
Trey - just curious if you got the sheet? Sent it last night.
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Topic: Type 38 Arisaka 'Flower Bed' |
seinen
Replies: 5
Views: 9073
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:14 pm Subject: Re: mums |
Would you have turned down the 24th if it didn't have a mum?
I probably would have offered it to someone in the Banzai community who collects Type 99s. Probably will move it some day. Just want to ... |
Topic: Summer 2015 AGCA Show |
seinen
Replies: 6
Views: 9871
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:33 pm Subject: Summer 2015 AGCA Show |
Most impressive. Would like to make that show someday, but it's a bit of a drive from northern West Virginia.
Did the NHK crew express any interest in the Japanese-marked antiques, or did the inte ... |
Topic: Type 38 Arisaka 'Flower Bed' |
seinen
Replies: 5
Views: 9073
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:29 pm Subject: Type 38 Arisaka 'Flower Bed' |
I;m of the collector type who wants his examples to be as close to factory original as possible, including a full mum. At least that's how I justify being a mum snob.
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Topic: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
seinen
Replies: 8
Views: 12030
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:27 pm Subject: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
Trey - if you send me a PM with your email address, I'll forward .pdfs of both pages of the datasheet. It's ready to go.
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Topic: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
seinen
Replies: 8
Views: 12030
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:45 pm Subject: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
Thaks Trey. Yes, dropping inspection markings would make sense. The painted stock markings read "sei" 2 of 34. No idea what the "sei" means, expect possibly an abbreviation.
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Topic: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
seinen
Replies: 8
Views: 12030
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Forum: Japanese Weapons and Militaria Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:45 am Subject: Very Late 24th Series Type 99 |
Bought this as part of a package deal. Note the large (Type B) recoil bolt that previously had only been noted on early 25th Series rifles. At first, I though someone had switched the original stock w ... |
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