listed jap 6.5 mm rifle

tsavo303

January 07, 2014 09:07

http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=386623537
howdy folks!
i just listed this, and know nothing about it. please let me know if i have misidentified it or left out any thing!
Thanks-
T

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  charliemeyer007

  January 07, 2014 09:21

  A couple of the pic's are really fuzzy and not all that helpful.

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  gary wray

  January 07, 2014 10:32

  Looks like a workmanlike mismatched Type 38. The big thing it has going for it is that "...the mum is intact" but we have no close up of......the mum! That to me is the big selling point for an otherwise plain Type 38 so if it was me I would replace that blurry photo with a nice crisp photo of the intact mum. Anyway, just sayin' and good luck with the auction!

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  navc130

  January 07, 2014 10:33

  You might explain what is a "duffle cut" and that the forestock is actually cut off.

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  tsavo303

  January 07, 2014 10:34

  Updated. yeah im no ansel adams, sorry[:)] i just wanted to sell it correctly and fairly.
  Thanks!
  T

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  rufe-snow

  January 07, 2014 11:03

  The MUM appears to be in good shape. But your missing the wood on top, that's called the upper handguard.
  
  The stock has been bubbaed so badly, the way it's been cut, very doubtful it can be salvaged. To knowledgeable collectors a duffle bag cut is directly under and concealed by the upper band. A good restorer can rework a duffle bag cut stock, so that it appears pristine. Until the upper band is actually removed.
  
  The bore condition on Type 38's is very important. Japanese 6.5 ammo was corrosive. Because of this many GI bringback 38's, have bores that are in bad shape. Bore condition is a major factor for a rebuilder, on the lookout for 38's to rework and restore.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  Fatstrat

  January 08, 2014 03:02

  Not all T-38's were matching by serial number. Some were matched via assembly number. And might have what appears to be mismatched bolt. Check the bayonet lug, bolt stop or drop the magazine floorplate. See if there is a number that matches the bolt. An upper handguard shouldn't be too hard to find.

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  11echo

  January 09, 2014 11:04

  That is an early version of the T-38! You can tell by the "lug" on the safety, and no "ears" on the front sight.

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