joepjs
arasaka
Saturday, December 05, 2020, 14:38

My uncle brought home an Arisaka from Iwo Jima when he was there and my brother and I played with it as kids. I remember running the bolt and firing it, all make believe, but then I figured out the bolt release lever on the left side, pulled the bolt, and took the bolt apart. It was an education, finding the bolt only had three pieces, and the firing pin slid right off the stem. And on again, and off as I played with it. the safety was interesting as well, a palm on the bolt end Chrysanthemum twisting to the left or right. It was the first rifle I actually operated when I was 7.