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Old timer died awhile back, and the heirs found this under the cellar stairs.
He was a WWII vet––served Navy, in the Pacific fleet. No idea where he picked it up.
It is a rifle peculiar to the Japanese naval forces, and it was apparently made by Beretta while Japan was still pillaging China.
Here is some history on the type rifle.
Wiki on Type I Rifle....
More detailed collector data...
Felt kinda sorry for the old girl, and figured I'd do what I could with her.
My brother-in-law knows Japanese rifles (his dad got one in a trench-line on Okinawa, for real), so we had at it over the weekend.
He was a WWII vet––served Navy, in the Pacific fleet. No idea where he picked it up.
It is a rifle peculiar to the Japanese naval forces, and it was apparently made by Beretta while Japan was still pillaging China.
Here is some history on the type rifle.
Wiki on Type I Rifle....
More detailed collector data...
Felt kinda sorry for the old girl, and figured I'd do what I could with her.
My brother-in-law knows Japanese rifles (his dad got one in a trench-line on Okinawa, for real), so we had at it over the weekend.
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