Well, I think I would go with the Arisaka over a rock, but I get what you mean!
The only one of those I ever owned was a mint pre-war Type 38 Carbine, with folding bayonet, intact mum. It was a long time ago, and I got $600 for it 25 years ago. I shudder to think what it would fetch today. Never even fired it.
A little buddy of mine in elementary school brought in a small wooden box of his Marine father's souvenirs from Guadalcanal, for show and tell. Inside were wondrous artifacts that stirred the imaginations of our 9 year old minds: 6.5 Jap cartridges, Japanese coins, rifle parts, fuses from Japanese mortar rounds(!), a (supposedly) inert grenade(!!!), and a couple dessicated ears...
Can you imagine a kid showing up in school with that stuff today?!
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