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Originally Posted by Slims
A quick look by a friendly gun smith should be cheap, probably about 20 bucks or so. All you need the smith to do is check the chamber and throat dimensions and look for hairline cracks real quick. If you look like a potential customer for ammunition/etc. they may check your weapon over for free.
That Arisaka may be something special, I would pay attention (but not shoot) to that one also. What condition is it in?
Slims
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The Arisaka is sort of beat up, it's got lots of nicks and scratches, but there is no major damage, and no exterior rust visible.
Here is a picture of the whole thing.
And a close up of the top inscription (In what I assume is Japanese).
I do not know for certain if that's what it is, but seems plausible. He (Her Grandfather) was in the navy during the war and the person that informed me of this seems to know guns.
Here:
This is the inscription on top of the barrel, next to the sight.
