Hola, fa/tg/uy here, just got a rust bucket of a type 38 from my grandfather. It's non-op, but neat! This Hapanese Type-38 infantry rifle made at the Tokyo Artillery Arsenal. The two zeroes stamped in front of the serial number means it was retired from military service and given to the Ministry of Education for martial instruction of high school students. And the three circle venn-diagram is because it was a training rifle/schooling rifle.Anything else I should know?
>>65275397>And the three circle venn-diagram is because it was a training rifle/schooling rifle.I'm pretty sure that's an arsenal stamp
>>652753971. It can be made operational, but don't give it to any gunshop unless you personally know the gunsmith working on it.2. You have something of interesting value (especially with the Imperial Kikumon,) but you need to do moar research and figure out what you want to do with it.
>>65275425I'm planning to use it as a post apocalypse costume prop. I don't into guns, but there is a local gunsmith that said he'll quote me on restoration if I bring it by.
>>65275436>restorationJust let it be, anon. The most you should do to it is stabilize it, ie, changing the bad rust into good rust, and you can do that yourself.
>>65275397You need to treat or restore that metal before the rust eats it. Find removing rust old rifle videos. Don't be like me and fucking sand and add a finish to the wood : (
>>65275436>I'm planning to use it as a post apocalypse costume prop.>Storied weapon handed down for generations ends up as a bit for zoomer cosplay.Go for it, if you want to be haunted by their ancestors and yours. I unironically got upset when you posted this. Faggot.
>>65275436>>65275643Unless the chamber is pitted to hell, It wouldn't be too difficult to bring this rifle back to a serviceable condition.It would however take some time and elbow grease.Most of the process would just be carding/steel-wooling off the loose rust, then degreasing the parts and boiling them in distilled water.Then repeating a basic rust bluing procedure 2 or 3 times until the rifle has an even finish.As for the wooden stock, it looks like it has warped, swelled, and cracked from repeated exposure to moisture.It could probably be fixed with a deep clean, some LIGHT sanding, filling in the crack where the dovetail joint has opened with glue and sawdust, making sure the stock isn't pushing too hard on the barrel, and re-finishing with linseed oil. Overall, it's a simple job but one that would take some time, as well as some specialized tools, like a long metal tank and a few hotplates to boil the barreled action.The rifle wouldn't look new, it wouldn't really be a restoration either, basically just a repair job compensating for decades of neglected maintenance.I'm of the opinion that historical rifles like this shouldn't be "restored" to look brand new.
>>65275649>standard issue army rifle handed to some illiterate peasant conscript who had never stepped outside of his family's rice paddy before he was sent for his 5 months of basic "training" and then shipped off to the jungle to die for the emperor >Storied weapon handed down for generationsMy dude you need to get off of the anime and read a history book for once in your life.
>>65275397retired from services or made for the ministry of education? because if it was made for it it should be un-rifled and prone to exploding with live ammo.
>>65275657reminder that arisakas had poisonous finish and you shouldn't sand them without a respirator and goggles
>>65275436Note that nearly all cons will NOT let real firearms, live or not, inside. And definitely not openly carried on the cosplay competition stage.
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>>65275397That's actually a pretty neat little bit of history you got there. Service weapons are common enough, but special-purpose stuff like this is a whole different business.
>>65275421>>65275397>And the three circle venn-diagram is because it was a training rifle/schooling rifle.It’s a stack of 4 cannon balls as seen from above
