I haven't had a second to take any picks yet, however, I recently came in to the possesion of an Arisaka rifle. My uncle passed away and he brought it back with him during WWII. I was doing some research on it and from my understanding, this is a good one. It has the original sling and bipod - the dust cover is gone, but from what I understand very few still have them. The chrysanthimum (sp?) is still intact - meaning it was a battle field capture that MacArthur didn't get a hold of. Also, looking at the serial number and marking on the barrel, it was most likely made before the war began. From what I read, the later ones are crap, but the early ones are decent. This is an early one.
Hubby and I spent the day yesterday breaking it down (or trying to) and cleaning/oiling it. We can't get the trigger guard screws out - so, first question is - any suggestion? I don't want to wreck them.
Second question - anyone got a suggestion as to where I can get an idea of what this is worth? I looked at a couple auction sites, but the price range was huge. This is a really cool rifle and I don't want to sell it, I just want to get an idea of it's value. Soon as I can I'll take a couple pics and get them posted in here.
Thanks in advance!
Hubby and I spent the day yesterday breaking it down (or trying to) and cleaning/oiling it. We can't get the trigger guard screws out - so, first question is - any suggestion? I don't want to wreck them.
Second question - anyone got a suggestion as to where I can get an idea of what this is worth? I looked at a couple auction sites, but the price range was huge. This is a really cool rifle and I don't want to sell it, I just want to get an idea of it's value. Soon as I can I'll take a couple pics and get them posted in here.
Thanks in advance!