Original Antique Japanese M1897 Type 30 Arisaka 6.5mm Repeating Rifle with Intact Crest & Hook Safety - Serial 122868 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Blue felt is solid with

Blue felt is solid with typical signs of age and use

but by early 1942 had been replaced by the large sliding gate "humpback" fastener

along with a Artillery Airborne  Oval and and sterling Jump Wing

invented by Edward Stabler of Sandy Springs

Year of Manufacture: 1877

Original Antique Japanese M1897 Type 30 Arisaka 6.5mm Repeating Rifle with Intact Crest & Hook Safety - Serial 122868 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Blue felt is solid withOriginal 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 to 1905. It was named after the year of introduction, (Meiji Ear Year 30 or 1897), as with many items used in the Japanese Military. This is a very nice 1st or 2nd year of production example, as indicated by the