Greetings,
I have an Arisaka T38 6.5 that was made around 1936 in the Kokura arsenal along with the bayonet, a hooked quillon that came out of the Nagoya arsenal. All that said, I've recently become a little curious and interested about the novelty of WWII rifles. I've added an MN 91/30 made in 1933 in the Tula arsenal. Now with the MN came a cleaning kit which is pretty much self explanatory as to how all the parts work together. There's a jag, brush and handle which works with the cleaning rod intrinsic to the stock and it all make sense. Now back to the Arisaka. On one end of the cleaning rod is where I assume you would slide in a patch and run it down the bore. On the other end are male threads which are obviously there for a reason to which I'm baffled. It doesn't appear to thread in to the stock to hold it securely. That's accomplished by the front piece which has a catch. I've made several searches on the internet and can't seem to find any type of "cleaning kit" as which came with my Nagant that would explain things for me. So can anyone shed some light on things for me?
I have an Arisaka T38 6.5 that was made around 1936 in the Kokura arsenal along with the bayonet, a hooked quillon that came out of the Nagoya arsenal. All that said, I've recently become a little curious and interested about the novelty of WWII rifles. I've added an MN 91/30 made in 1933 in the Tula arsenal. Now with the MN came a cleaning kit which is pretty much self explanatory as to how all the parts work together. There's a jag, brush and handle which works with the cleaning rod intrinsic to the stock and it all make sense. Now back to the Arisaka. On one end of the cleaning rod is where I assume you would slide in a patch and run it down the bore. On the other end are male threads which are obviously there for a reason to which I'm baffled. It doesn't appear to thread in to the stock to hold it securely. That's accomplished by the front piece which has a catch. I've made several searches on the internet and can't seem to find any type of "cleaning kit" as which came with my Nagant that would explain things for me. So can anyone shed some light on things for me?