1142 JAPANESE TYPE 38 TRAINER BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

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This item SOLD at 2022 Jul 19 @ 11:46UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 100.00 USD
Estimated at 200.00 - 400.00 USD

Cal. 6.5 Jap. (6.5X50). S# 195. Bbl. 31 1/4" w/ unprotected inverted V front sight & 1700 meter tangent rear w/out provision for aircraft wings. Action unmarked except for S# plus matching numbered bolt; no mum or arsenal markings. Integrally cast receiver tang intended for wooden bullet cartridges only as unsafe for military cartridges; longitudinally grooved bbl. to stabilize wooden bullets as twist bbl. would not function w/ wood bullets. Brass ID plate attached to bottom front of forend w/ 4 pins; boxed cartouche at left rear of buttstock indicating school of use. Buttstock is one piece Asian hardwood w/ mahogany appearing grain. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: fair dust cover dimensionally incorrect for this action. CONDITION: good overall appearance. Stock refinished w/ minimized dimensions by trigger guard & buttplate plus tang screw noticeably protrudes at top. Brown patina & prior pitting on bolt body & extractor but w/ blued safety. Poor dark bore w/ hint of rifling. (22-667/NW). CURIO. $200-400.