Grandpa's gun

Guntoter · 04-17-2007, 10:37 PM

I can help a bit with the rifle. If you could post a close up of the serial number area, that would help more. But with the info you provided, that 24th series Kokura would possibly have been made in early 1944, probably without the monopod although it still used a monopod type rear band. I cannot tell from the photo, but it appears the rear sight is the type without the anti-aircraft fold down wings. Check the bolt and extractor to see if the 3 digit serial numbers match the last 3 of the receiver serial number, it should but some do not due to bolts being mixed at some point. Look at the mum on the receiver and see if it has any strike or punch marks on it, if not then its an untouched mum which is always a sought after thing. The cleaning rod is missing from the rifle. The bayonet appears to be the standard Type 30 bayonet, it should have a manufactures mark on the blade.

Next to the crucifix, the Gott Mit Uns piece, is actually the center of an Imperial German Army belt buckle, from the 1914-1918 First World War. I would guess Grandpa found the buckle somewhere and pried the center out of it for a souvenier.

04-17-2007, 10:37 PM	#10
Guntoter User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I can help a bit with the rifle. If you could post a close up of the serial number area, that would help more. But with the info you provided, that 24th series Kokura would possibly have been made in early 1944, probably without the monopod although it still used a monopod type rear band. I cannot tell from the photo, but it appears the rear sight is the type without the anti-aircraft fold down wings. Check the bolt and extractor to see if the 3 digit serial numbers match the last 3 of the receiver serial number, it should but some do not due to bolts being mixed at some point. Look at the mum on the receiver and see if it has any strike or punch marks on it, if not then its an untouched mum which is always a sought after thing. The cleaning rod is missing from the rifle. The bayonet appears to be the standard Type 30 bayonet, it should have a manufactures mark on the blade. Next to the crucifix, the Gott Mit Uns piece, is actually the center of an Imperial German Army belt buckle, from the 1914-1918 First World War. I would guess Grandpa found the buckle somewhere and pried the center out of it for a souvenier. __________________ Trust me, I'm with the Government.