JAPANESE TYPE 38 6.5JAP BOLT ACTION CALVARY “SHORT RIFLE” #48245, GROUND MUM, ALL MATCHING, 25 1/2″ BBL, POOR BORE W/PITTING THROUGHOUT, 90+% BLUE, VG-EXC STOCK W/NORMAL DINGS FROM AGE/USE, CLEANING ROD (NOT AUTHENTIC, IN THERE TO LOOK GOOD!), NON-MATCHING DUST COVER, LEATHER SLING, THE RIFLE ITSELF IS A MID PRODUCTION TYPE 38 RIFLE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED AT THE KOISHIKAWA ARSENAL IN TOKYO, IT HAS THE CORRECT SINGLE LETTER “B” AND “TRIANGLE IN A CIRCLE” PROOF ON THE REAR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE BARREL FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE, EARLY TYPE 38 REAR SIGHT AND INVERTED “V” WITH GUARDS FRONT. THE BOLT IS ALSO THE EARLY PATTERN WITH THE PLUM SHAPED HANDLE AND EARLY FINELY MACHINED SAFETY, SOME LIGHT HIGH EDGE WEAR, OTHERWISE A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A SCARCE WWII JAPANESE SHORT RIFLE!!