I took a few quick pics of my Type 44 Arisaka. This is the first variation made at the Koishikawa arsenal Tokyo sometime in the early/mid 1920s as a best guess.
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The action
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The ground mum and Type 44 markings.
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The sight.
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The right side of the bayonet mount.
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The left side of the bayonet mount.
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The left side of the action.
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This is quite an accurate little rifle. I shot a 48 with it at 200 yards the Trafalgar meeting a couple of years ago.
Regards
Peter.
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