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A few days ago a man donated two firearms to our local American Legion Post.
The first one is a typical 6.5 Type 38 Japanese rifle. It still has the dust cover over the bolt which is not seen frequently.
However the second one is rather strange. A outside hammer double barrel shotgun with a Type 30 Japanese bayonet. The proofs are all Belgium blackpowder. I thought at first just a backyard gunsmith put together. However it has a couple features to make one wonder. There is a number on the stock. To me numbers such as this have some implication of military use. There is Japanese writing ,in white paint, on the stock and the bayonet. Both have been there a long time. Has anyone seen anything like this??? Help