Joep0331
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I've surfed the web hoping to find something definitive about this odd ball I just picked up. It is a Model 99 Arisaka...but it isn't. It's got a star stamped on the receiver where the mum would normally be. It's got a one piece stock with Chinese characters on the right side. I've got a couple "last ditch" Arisakas but this one is better made, though still very rough. I haven't yet tried to see what cartridge it takes. My thoughts...the star would denote communist China, or so I thought, but that didn't happen till 1948. Doesn't make sense. It's got a four digit serial number, just a roughly applied as the rest of the rifle is made. I also saw in some web thread that some Chinese warlord made some of these. Stranger things have happened I reckon, but for now I'm completely baffled as to who made this beast. ANY suggestions will be greatly appreciated, but facts are even better yet. Refer to photos. Please let me know if the photos are visible. I'm having a problem attaching them to the thread.
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