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I'm too slowWild guess. Rabbit hole to Google.
Chinese capture type 99 arisaka? Possibly rechambered to 7.6mm something.
These are the rifles, fired with ball ammo by unknowing GI's, that gave the Arisaka's their bad name in many post-war circles.From:
Japanese Type 99 History and Creation
Read: Japanese Type 99 History and Creation from Jamie Slaughter on January 24, 2019 for Recoil.www.recoilweb.com
Additionally, a large number of training rifles were brought back as souvenirs. These were designed to fire training ammunition only, and they can be exceedingly dangerous if fired with full-power ammunition. If you have any doubts, carefully research your firearm or consult somebody familiar with Japanese small arms.
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From:
Battle Rifle Vs Training Rifles
www.gunandgame.com
6) Most training rifles were not made of the same materialas the battle rifles and the reason is obvious to anyone that knows the differencebetween a blank and a live round. When a blank round is fired there is verylittle chamber pressure compared to a full power ball round. The better steelwas used to build fighting weapons while these training tools only requiredwhat is often described as "pot metal" it is good steel just not ordinancegrade. I cannot in any way suggest using an Arisaka training rifle receiver tobuild anything other than a nice looking wall hanger.
Bruce