Original Antique Japanese Type 30 Arisaka 6.5mm Infantry Rifle with Early Hook Safety and Withdrawn Chrysanthemum Crest, Serial No. 3 88540 U.S. Artwork & Posters ” while the maker and

” while the maker and date stamp remain fully legible and read:

There is also the usual light pressure denting present

The eagle's head falls on the inside of a ribbed border with simulated twisted rope trim to its inner and outer edges

This would be considered "14 Bore"

well-marked

Original Antique Japanese Type 30 Arisaka 6.5mm Infantry Rifle with Early Hook Safety and Withdrawn Chrysanthemum Crest, Serial No. 3 88540 U.S. Artwork & Posters ” while the maker andOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type 30 rifle Arisaka (, Sanj nen shiki hoheij; 'year 30 type infantry firearm') is a box fed bolt action repeating rifle that was the standard infantry rifle of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1897 (the 30th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 30") to 1905. Manufacture started in 1897 at Koishikawa Arsenal (, Koishikawa Ksh) in Tokyo, and production continued until 1905, with about 600,000 rifles and carbines