Ww2 japanese rifles with shipping crates

[Tony75]

Hi
what are your thoughts on these rifles.
there are 3 of them with the crates and paper work and 3 bayonets
are these worth anything or just common rifles

does anyone know what division the 61st ord group was attached to I could find anything on them or the person who brought the items home

a. 50 inch
b. 44 inch
c. 38 inch carbine

I took alot of photos
thank you for your time and help
Tony

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1

1.

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2

2.

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3

3.

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38inch

38 carbine

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38 carb .

38 carb

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44 inch

44 inch.

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44 inch.

44 inch

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50 inch

50inch.

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50 inch..

50inch.

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50

50.

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T 38
T 99
T 38 carbine

[R MICHAEL]

Some great looking rifles you have there! They all look like they were shipped home after hostilities ended as the "mums" are ground off. they do have value especially with the original papers and shippiing boxes. do the numbers match as that will affect value as well.

Mike

[Tony75]

Thank you

Hi
thank you all for the help and info
some of the parts match ans some dont on all the rifles
I can take more pics if some one needs them
thanks again
Tony

[GHP]

APO 901 = Okinawa

1945 U.S. Army Postal Service, A.P.O. 901 Okinawa, Ryukyus

61st Ord GP:

[about the Tenth United States Army] ....Neither Colonel Welch nor any member of his section had ever taken part in an amphibious operation; therefore, in planning Ordnance support in the battle for Okinawa, they relied mainly on XXIV Corps experience at Leyte. An ammunition company was to go in with each of the three U.S. Army divisions, the 7th, 77th, and 96th; and in a few days the supply sections of the divisions' own light maintenance companies were to be bolstered by a detachment of the 196th Ordnance Depot Company, sent to Leyte from Oahu. For the period when corps took over, after the beachhead was secured, Welch attached to XXIV Corps the same heavy tank maintenance company that had served in the Leyte landings, the 284th (experienced on LVT's), plus a medium maintenance company, a depot company, and a detachment of an antiaircraft maintenance company. No battalion headquarters was included in the initial troop list. Later the 209th Ordnance Battalion headquarters was added at the request of the commander of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade. The headquarters of this brigade, a veteran unit that had participated in landings from Oran to Normandy, had been obtained from the European theater to handle the shore party work in the Army phase when Island Command took over, for ISCOM was inexperienced in shore operations. Attached to the brigade, the 209th Battalion headquarters was to take over the ammunition and depot companies from divisions and corps and use them to operate the shore dumps. Later, in the base operations period the 209th and battalions yet to arrive would be assigned to the 61st Ordnance Group.

source

--Guy