Any ideas what gun matches this symbol, i believe its japanese.

>>33116657
post the rest of the gun. looks like the symbol for the tokyo arsenal

the outer rings mean "acknowledgement within" and the inner rune means "arrival"
the pleasure of being cummed inside

type 99 trainer , dont shoot it unless you want to blow up

Nippon Special Steel blank-firing training rifle.

>>33116657
Illuminati symbol

put it down and hide it cause they is watching u rite now

>>33116657>>33116722

could also be a type 38 trainer, without OP posting the entire rifle we cant tell

nippon steel
http://www.gunauction.com/buy/8188119

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>>33116708

>>33116657
>>33116726
>>33116751
>>33116722
this is literally the rifle that gave arisakas a bad name in america, because people would try to shoot them not knowing the difference between the trainers and actual battle arisakas. those trainers are meant for light blanks, if you try to shoot real ammo through them expect it to blow up in your face

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This is the rest of the rifle. I also bought another that looks very similar.

>>33116772
I asked your mom when I saw it on her ass.

>>33116830
dont shoot it

>>33116830
I bet if you look down the bore there won't be any rifling.

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This is the other one i bought.

It's still a cool wallhanger, though. A nice showpiece/conversation starter.

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>>33116858

>>33116858
Arisaka Type-99 "Substitute-standard" model AKA "Last Ditch".

>>33116751
It's more likely a Type 99 trainer. Type 38s have 2 vent holes.

Look down the bore, trainers have no rifling. Do NOT try to shoot them if it's a smoothbore.

If it's an actual Type 99, get it checked out by a gunsmith before trying to fire (Or do a shoe string test where you're not holding it).
The 'Last Ditch' guns are still entirely capable of shooting as long as everything on them is intact. The name is unfitting because there was no decrease in safety or effectiveness, just a simplification of the design.

>>33116858
>>33116907
How would i know if its a trainer?

>>33116962
>How would i know if its a trainer?
If it doesn't have a rifled bore. But I don't think they made any T99 Substitute-Standard training rifles. Post the crest on the top of the receiver and the serial number/manufacturer's mark on the left wall.

>>33116962
because of the markings in your OP on the receiver and all the people who replied

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>>33117005
There was no crest on the top, but these are the serial numbera and symbol.

>>33117099
11th(?) series Nagoya Arsenal Type-99. This is a real rifle.
>There was no crest on the top
A bare spot, or a blued-over depression at least where it had been ground off?

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>>33117099
Manufactured in the Nagoya Arsenal, possibly 11th series if I'm seeing the smaller mark correctly.
http://www.castle-thunder.com/series.htm

If there's no inscriptions on the top of the receiver other than the mark in the original post, which is another arsenal marking and not from the Japanese Army.
Possibly a Mix of parts that was never made to withstand the pressure from a cartridge, but definitely not a service rifle.

>>33117188
>Possibly a Mix of parts that was never made to withstand the pressure from a cartridge, but definitely not a service rifle.
He's posting two separate rifles dude; keep up.

>>33116830
>>33116858

>>33117099
>There was no crest on the top,

dammit. tojo ground it off to save face.

>>33117177
>>33117188
Oh yeah, is there any ground-off or intact character on the receiver of either gun?
That would give you the year of manufacture.
Also the bores are still one of the best indicators as if they are real guns or trainers.

>>33117177
It looks like itd been taken off.

>>33117209
I know there's two but I can't if they're posting closeups of the same gun or alternating.
Like the top view in the OP or this >>33117099. If they're on the same gun then they're mismatched.

How much did you pay for them OP?

How hard is it to find a Mazda made Arisaka? By Mazda I mean Toyo Kogyo

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>>33117099
>>33117177
Yes, that's an 11th series.
>>33117738
Not too difficult. They made over half a million Type 99 rifles.
>my TK 99 long rifle

>>33117188
Why did they use Katakana on their guns?

>>33119005
Because the Japanese don't have a western style alphabet, so instead they used a Poem that used ever single kana and used it's order.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha

>>33119378
Interesting, but from what I thought I knew about Japanese, Katakana was used mostly for foreign words. If that's the case, why wouldn't they use Hiragana on their guns, since it's not like anything about them was being translated or anything. I guess this might have all been different 80+ years ago though.

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>>33119476
I think they used Katakana for all of their designations like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_97_Chi-Ha#Japanese_tank_designations
It may have also been easier to make stamps that were legible using Katakana.

They also did use Hiragana for some series. At least for series 49 and 50. Here is a 49th series Nagoya Arsenal made bayonet. They used いい (i,i) for 49 and いろ (i,ro) for 50. No idea if they went any higher than 50. Not on rifles at least, maybe on some bayonets.