Quote Originally Posted by Srt201 View Post
Do you still have the arisaka? I can probably help you find more information on it including manufacting location and approximately what year it was made.

http://oldmilitarymarkings.com/japanese_markings.html

This is the main online source I have for Jap type 38s, I have more information that I scanned out of a book from the library of congress during some research.
I thing Coastratdog, my brother, has it. The thing is so beat up from me playing with it growing up that I bent the sights and barrel on it. It was a cool "toy". I still have a pic of my dad in his Eisenhower Jacket standing on the bridge going into the emperors palace.