I picked this up from a fellow forum member, since I like the weird and oddball variants of rifles.
This example is a late 28th series Type 38 which was never stamped with a mum. Instead it has a neatly stamped school marking in place of the mum. Many rifles in the early 80,000 range of this series are similarly marked, with no evidence of grinding or other modification to receiver. The school stamp is also neat because it's one stamp, while many school markings usually show evidence of being made with a couple stamps unevenly done.
The rifle also has the "OOO" military reserve mark before the serial number. Normally a school rifle would be marked with "OO", but evidently many rifles from this serial range have the order reversed, with some reserve rifles being "OO" marked instead.
The bolt is a little odd. The serial of the bolt is "838", which is actually the first 3 digits of the rifle's serial number. The bolt is a proper late Nagoya style bolt. The front band is properly numbered. The dust cover and firing pin are mismatched.
Neat rifle overall!
This example is a late 28th series Type 38 which was never stamped with a mum. Instead it has a neatly stamped school marking in place of the mum. Many rifles in the early 80,000 range of this series are similarly marked, with no evidence of grinding or other modification to receiver. The school stamp is also neat because it's one stamp, while many school markings usually show evidence of being made with a couple stamps unevenly done.
The rifle also has the "OOO" military reserve mark before the serial number. Normally a school rifle would be marked with "OO", but evidently many rifles from this serial range have the order reversed, with some reserve rifles being "OO" marked instead.
The bolt is a little odd. The serial of the bolt is "838", which is actually the first 3 digits of the rifle's serial number. The bolt is a proper late Nagoya style bolt. The front band is properly numbered. The dust cover and firing pin are mismatched.
Neat rifle overall!
