That is one rare Japanese rifle!

[TP Alexander]

I won't download the guy's pictures for our Forum.
It's for sale on GunBroker.
You can still see it for 5 days. I had no idea these existed.
I know there is supposed to be a Japanese made copy of the M1 Garand, but I have never seen one.
Here is the link to this one.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=413864544

29K!

[herd118]

It's not a Garand copy, it's a copy of the Czech zh-29 rifle. The Japanese captured a bit of these Chinese contract rifles in Manchuria, and made their own version for trials.

[TP Alexander]

It's not a Garand copy, it's a copy of the Czech zh-29 rifle. The Japanese captured a bit of these Chinese contract rifles in Manchuria, and made their own version for trials.

Oh yessir, I understand that it isn't a copy of the Garand. I just didn't know that the Japanese did any other copies of any other semiautos.

[Norman Hamilton]

nice rifle....

[Hadenuph]

WOW

[leondes]

I won't download the guy's pictures for our Forum.
It's for sale on GunBroker.
You can still see it for 5 days. I had no idea these existed.
I know there is supposed to be a Japanese made copy of the M1 Garand, but I have never seen one.
Here is the link to this one.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=413864544

29K!

Here is a link to a picture of the Japanese Garand copy. It was in a display case at the Firearms Museum in Cody, WY so I couldn't get the angle that I would have liked to have:
http://lmd-militaria.com/page674.html

Regards, Leon

[sszza2]

I won't download the guy's pictures for our Forum.
It's for sale on GunBroker.
You can still see it for 5 days. I had no idea these existed.
I know there is supposed to be a Japanese made copy of the M1 Garand, but I have never seen one.
Here is the link to this one.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=413864544

29K!

Tim,

Certainly quite a rifle but IMO what a ridiculous auction venue choice to offer such a valued item! Nothing against GB but would love to see data that supports routine auction sales over 10K never mind 20K.

[dag001]

Pretty sure serial #4 is the one owned by either Tom Nelson or Danny Musgrave back in the 1960's. If I remember correctly, this rifle and a Japanese Garand were for sale at OGCA at the same time. Again, if I remember correctly, the rifles were priced in the $1,400 range. As yes, those were the good old days....

[JAYP]

There is A Japanese Garand Copy in the Springfield Armory Museum in Springfield Mass.I also saw 1 other at a Local Auction House they got it from the estate of a marine Col.It was found at Sasabo Naval Base at the end of the war.I have pics of the one in Springfield. I will dig them up and post them.Jay Parisi

[herd118]

Japanese Garand at NRA Museum: http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/...tic-rifle.aspx

[pitfighter]

That sale is Jerry, from Recon Ordnance, that's where I bought some of my 922r compliant MP44 parts, also bought WW2 ammo and original parts from him - all very good.
He had the SSD/ptr Semi MP44's for a while.

[Jareth]

Has been relisted numerous times. In my opinion, in this economy it's overpriced. Probably why it's been around so long