You inherited this what do you do?

[Mt Al]

Lots of good options mentioned already. I have a good friend who gets rid of everything/anything from his family in order to simplify his life and allow him and his wife to be mobile, they move a lot, it works for them and I can see the big benefits of having zero nostalgic "things". I'm not that way, but moving in that direction. Food for thought.

If your grandfather was a good dude and if you have the funds I'd do a custom rifle with that action, regardless of value decrease, name it "Enola" and use the crap out of it. Just my opinion.

 

[NDGuy]

Do not restore it, that's a priceless piece! Get it appraised and treasure it.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

I had a muzzleloader from the 1800s restored. Took forever but it's sweet.

 

[yhc]

IF you do not want to deal with it then perhaps you could donate it to a military museum near by.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Clean it up enough so it will function and Shoot it! I have one and with the steel butt plate they are a blast to shoot...Norma is the only company I know who still make 7.7 ammo and last box I bought was over 50 bucks with shipping.
Good Luck!

 

[Nuke Man]

Wipe it down and put it on the mantel.

 

[Felix40]

At least oil it so the wood doesnt crack more and the metal doesnt rust more. Too bad you dont know the story of how he got it and got home with it

 

[Stonewall308]

I've got one of those, except the flower on mine is scratched off. I just keep it in my basement and occasionally show it to people who come over. Not planning to shoot anything with it.

 

[auphus1]

My grandfather gave me a very similar one before he passed away a couple years ago. He said that they landed in Japan right after the war and raided them from an armory, unfired. Mine looks quite rough. He claimed that it looked like that when he got it. Japan was mass producing the Arisaka, and was concerned much more with function than with aesthetics. Supposedly my grandfathers brother in law was able to find some ammo for it and actually used it for deer hunting in the ‘60’s. I will never shoot it, but it is one of my most prized possessions. If anyone has interest in WWII weapons and history I would recommend visiting the George Patton museum in Southern California

 

[Jacack]

As a former seabee keep it , clean it up a bit and just keep it. Very cool

 

[Dust Rider]

My grandfather brought one home from the Pacific conflict. He had it in a light stand/ gun holder. When we were teenagers we asked him if we could shoot it. He said why not. We cleaned it up and went to out and found ammo pretty easy. Norma makes it: 6.5 Jap. We flipped up the iron sights and were blasting pumpkins off fence posts at 200 yards that fall. Gramps told us to keep it. Dad used to grow a pumpkin patch just for shooting them and it brought in the deer too. We took a few whitetail deer with that Jap 6.5. Now its a safe queen waiting for my kids to get a little older to snipe pumpkins with iron sights.

 

[GilligansWorld]

My grandfather brought one home from the Pacific conflict. He had it in a light stand/ gun holder. When we were teenagers we asked him if we could shoot it. He said why not. We cleaned it up and went to out and found ammo pretty easy. Norma makes it: 6.5 Jap. We flipped up the iron sights and were blasting pumpkins off fence posts at 200 yards that fall. Gramps told us to keep it. Dad used to grow a pumpkin patch just for shooting them and it brought in the deer too. We took a few whitetail deer with that Jap 6.5. Now its a safe queen waiting for my kids to get a little older to snipe pumpkins with iron sights.

Nice!! You have a type 38 if it's 6.5

Arisaka type 99 (what I pictured) shoots a 7.7 x 58 mm shell. I have seen where folks have re-bored their arisaka in a more favorable chamber like .30-06 or .357

I think this will be a show piece

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[Dust Rider]

Thanks for the model # info on the Arisaka. I haven't shot that old Jap in 26 years!

 

[WannabeHunter]

That is a beautiful rifle. I would consult a weapons historian on the best way to preserve it.

 

[VTJ]

I stood on that runway back in my USMC days, we played war games on Tinian ... ('76-82), anyways, sell it if you dont want it, but it would be neat to keep in the family ....

 

[GilligansWorld]

I stood on that runway back in my USMC days, we played war games on Tinian ... ('76-82), anyways, sell it if you dont want it, but it would be neat to keep in the family ....

She won't be going anywhere - Can't express how cool your post is. My Grandad made that runway in 43'-44 and 30 years later you stood on it.

My cousin is a Marine too - This gun wasn't ever leaving

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