r/Arisaka

Did Kokura arsenal or Tokyo arsenal make this?

Also what's going in with the grips, are they original or new ones that have been glued on, I think they were glued on.

Thanks in advance for help.

Im curious about more info on this arisaka type 38 i bought at a gun show recently. Y'all be able to help any. It was listed as a type 38 police marked rifle.

Here are my two type 38 arisakas, one needs a timber replacement which im on the search for and the other is a clean example, from memory, the one that requires its timber replaced is a pre 1926 model due to the S and triangle thing indicating black powder testing or somethinf. However id like someone with more knowledge to fill me in as ive forgotten and can't seem to find the relevant info. Furthermore if someone is able to tell me which factory each come from and estimated years of manufacture, I believe the red one is tokyo or the new factory after the earthquake making it a 1935 to 1945 guestimate, and the other im unsure

Took my Korean War era US CAL .30 Type 99 out for a stroll this weekend. If you’re unfamiliar with these, the US converted a bunch to .30-06 in Japan after the war to supply to Korea as emergency aid. They have been forged over the years, but the best way to tell a real one is the phosphate finish (greenish), half moon cutout on the receiver bridge for the longer .30-06, as well as a extended and spot welded mag well. Mine tumbles with regular .30-06 M2 (which didn’t matter back then), so I’ve resorted to loading 7.7-06 rounds using .312” projos and it works great. I also transloaded some 7.65x53mm Argentine which did fine, and was a little softer shooting (the FMJ rounds in the pics). These are a very cool part of world and Arisaka history.

Want to know the age and if it is chambered in 7.7?any help would be great