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i'm going to the sos and i'm looking for a nice condition japanses rifle with the mum still on it.

how much should i expect to pay for a rifle like that?

Bob...I dont guess there are a lot of Japanese collectors on here. I think they are running around 400 buck. I have one, a late war one that the vet got on Guadalcanal. It still has the mum and came with the bayonet and i gave 400 for it.

Bob,

A lot depends upon what model rifle as well as the factory and series. I think Earl is about right. You should be able to find a common series matching mummed type 38 or 99 for $400 or so. To the serious collector many times a rare series with the mum ground can be worth more than a common rifle with a full mum. But to the casual person the value is in that untouched mum. Be aware of mum with strikes or lines through them. I seen people selling a struck mum as "full mum" but any lines through the mum hurt the value probably as much as being completely ground off.

Bob:

In addition to the unground mum, you might also search for ones where the receiver and bolt numbers match. I bought a Type 99 at a local auction last weekend like this.

Happy hunting!

Ross Kelbaugh

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Some early rifles were matched with an assembly number, not the serial number. Some matching 38's and 44's have been called non-matching by folks just taking a quick look.