The "mums" were ground off by the Japanese before given to GI's who wanted them as souvenirs after the occupation of Japan. I have also read that bring backs were ground on ship on the way home, having the do with insulting the enemy or some such.
Battle pick ups are seldom, if ever ground. From the story and the intact Mum, I think this is a genuine bring back and as I said, earlier I'd shoot it, if it is an earlier gun.
I had never heard of the after 1943 date demarking unsafe guns. I have no reason to refute it however.
I have an absolutely mint model 38 that is ground and still has it's dust cover. The Japanese GI's almost always removed the dust cover because they clanked. So this gun is a post WWII souvenir. I also have the paper work. I've shot my gun and it's a great shooter. It's pretty long and heavy however, but that 6.5 Jap round was a flat shooter.
Battle pick ups are seldom, if ever ground. From the story and the intact Mum, I think this is a genuine bring back and as I said, earlier I'd shoot it, if it is an earlier gun.
I had never heard of the after 1943 date demarking unsafe guns. I have no reason to refute it however.
I have an absolutely mint model 38 that is ground and still has it's dust cover. The Japanese GI's almost always removed the dust cover because they clanked. So this gun is a post WWII souvenir. I also have the paper work. I've shot my gun and it's a great shooter. It's pretty long and heavy however, but that 6.5 Jap round was a flat shooter.