A rare, very late war 6.5mm rifle. This variation is commonly called the 02/45. They were assembled
using Type 35 actions that had been stored since the 1902-04 timeframe. The stocks were poorly painted
with a brown paint that was often removed post-war. The Tokyo arsenal symbol on the left side of the
receiver probably denotes who made the original action. No one knows, for sure, who assembled these
rifles.
This example has a fixed rear peep sight, however some examples have an adjustable
rear peep sight.
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