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Lot 1470:
Description
RARE! Carcano / Arisaka Type 1 6.5Jap Rifle in good condition with wear and some oxidation. The bore is good to very good. An interesting hybrid rifle, the Type I is a fusion of the Italian Carcano action to the fittings of a Japanese Arisaka, and is an interesting example of cooperation between the European Axis and the Japanese Empire. The Type I Rifle would see its genesis in the aftermath of the signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact in 1936, and a 1938 addendum to that involving an improvement of the trade relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan. By that time, negotiations had already been underway between Japanese and Italian representatives for the production of a rifle in Italy for use by the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces.
The subject of these negotiations was for a rifle that could be issued and used alongside and in the same capacity as the standard issue Type 38 Arisaka rifle. Initial hopes for a complete Italian clone of the Arisaka proved to be impossible, and as an alternative the Italians suggested a variant of their own Carcano M1981 rifle adapted for the Japanese 6.5x50mm cartridge. After the Japanese rejected an offer for rifles with the Carcano’s Mannlicher type en-bloc clip magazine a finalized design was approved, being for all intents and purposes a Type 38 with the receiver and action of a Carcano. C&R Eligible S/N:8739
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