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Strange things happened in WWII. Dad had an Italian Carcano chambered in 6.5 Jap...not 6.5 Ital.
O Just as a first guess - The rifle was one of the "Type I" Arisakas, made in Italy in the late 1930s for the Japanese Naval Marines. It was a typical Arisaka with a mauser-type box magazine, a two-piece buttstock, etc, but the action was a Carcano. There are images of several Type I rifles (as in I for Italy, not the Roman numeral one) about half-way down this web page: http://oldrifles.com/japanese.htm--Bob Bob, put me down as freaking impressed. That is my nominee for amazing firearms trivia factoid of the month.  I am constantly amazed at all the stuff people on this forum know. Amen.
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None of the Mausers were ever chambered for the 7.7 Jap. There are a number of other calibers but not that one. No one would have re-chambered it in that caliber either (Not even the Japanese)
Take it to a real gunshop. They can check the chamber, do a casting. Trust us.
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Strange things happened in WWII. Dad had an Italian Carcano chambered in 6.5 Jap...not 6.5 Ital.
O Just as a first guess - The rifle was one of the "Type I" Arisakas, made in Italy in the late 1930s for the Japanese Naval Marines. It was a typical Arisaka with a mauser-type box magazine, a two-piece buttstock, etc, but the action was a Carcano. There are images of several Type I rifles (as in I for Italy, not the Roman numeral one) about half-way down this web page: http://oldrifles.com/japanese.htm--Bob Bul.., Nope. The rifle was a Carcano made at the Terni arsonel. It was a 6.5 Carcano in every espect except it was in 6.5 Jap. Your photos are all of Arisakas. Dad's rifle was nothing like them. O
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Just as a general follow-up. The rifle had been restocked by a local gunsmith in cherry. The stock was full length with white cow horn tip cap, pistol grip cap and butt plate. Otherwise it was original military. The uncut barrell was 16 or 16.5 inches long. Someone told Dad it was a paratrooper carbine (who knows?).
No. Sadly I don't have picture or the gun itself. When I got out of service in 1970 he had traded it off. The only firearm he ever got rid of ... he sold it to the son of the gunsmith who did the stock work. I loved the thing (sorry action and all). And it started a life long love of Manlicher stocked rifle for me.
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Outcast- Thanks for the follow-up. I would have liked to have seen the rifle because it seems to have been an unusual and interesting piece. It's a shame it got away from you. Here's a link to a story of another interesting Japanese Carcano rifle: A 6.5x50mm Japanese-Carcano Sporting Rifle. Did the rifle retain the magazine? Do you recall whether it was the typical Mannlicher the type of magazine? --Bob
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It had the typical Carcano 5 shot en block clip. You shoved in from the top and, when empty, the clip fell out the bottom. It was a neat piece but it went to the son of the long dead gunsmith who re-did it. So, it's in the second best place . . . I guess.
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