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[sksvlad]

I just got another Arisaka training rifle. No markings of any kind besides the serial. This one has un-split butt stock (no split I can see). Why? By the way, what was the reason for Japanese to have a split stock in the first place?
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[gwsiii]

The two-piece butt made more efficient use of the wood, as well as strengthening the wrist area to prevent breakage. If you've noticed, the grain of the lower piece runs the opposite direction of the grain of the main stock, this added a little more strength to the area under the tangs. With the two piece method, they could get two stocks, or one stock and a few handguards and lower stock pieces out of the same piece of wood.

Trainers were put together with whatever was at hand, so you'll see them from time to time with one piece stocks. You sometimes see production rifles with one piece stocks, they are usually replacements, and more frequently, Chinese replacements. See the Trainer Datasheet here and fill one out on it and send it to Chip, he can answer more questions from that. Hope that helps, Trey
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I didn't pay to much for that old Arisaka, I just bought it a little bit too soon!