Great story!!! I have a 6.5 type 38 Arisaka with the Chrysanthemum seal still on the breach and the serial number still in tact as well, that I had to "sporterize" with a Carbine barrel because of the original long barrel being worn out and the stock falling apart. It is now in the process of being finished and will make a very nice sporting/hunting rifle when done.
There was the Type 99 which was the 7.7 caliber and that was the more predominant sniper rifle that the Japanese used for that classification. The type 30 was used for both training and for their Calvary troops in a Carbine set up but was not used as a sniper platform as my research shows...cr8crshr/Bill
