chils123 Posted November 10, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2018 I won this from an auction several weeks ago and it finally arrived this afternoon. This crate set is now one of my favorites I own with some unique features. First, the rifle is a 26th series Type 38 in likely unissued condition. It's still covered in grease from either the arsenal or when the GI coated it to ship home. Oddly enough the floor plate seems to be a few numbers off, so I'm wondering if it was mis stamped. Just a ground mum on this one, with the bluing still really nice and many straw colored parts. Came with a nice bayonet and some other militaria I'm not familiar with. The crate itself was shipped home by a member of the 98th Division, which is interesting in that I own another example of a crate shipped back by someone from this division. This division was lucky in that at the end of the war they were training for the invasion of Japan, which obviously never happened. Instead they saw occupation duty and were stationed in Osaka in October 1945. That leads into the next neat thing about this set, as the original packing material still seems to be in there. Much of it is composed of new papers dated from October 1945. Really neat to see that still in the crate, and clearly this was untouched after the war. Overall I'm glad I was able to grab this one, though it cost a bit more than I usually pay for these sets. Enjoy the photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted November 11, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2018 chils123 strikes again. That is a beautiful rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIBuff1945 Posted November 12, 2018 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2018 Nice pick up congrats. Interesting that the original 1945 packing paper is still there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted November 15, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 15, 2018 A really nice pickup...congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted February 21, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 21, 2019 Great set. Love the crate and smalls to round it out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT CHIP SAUNDERS Posted April 19, 2019 Share #6 Posted April 19, 2019 Do you have a production date for that excellent rifle? My type 38 rifle came out of Burma.......enough said ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted April 19, 2019 Share #7 Posted April 19, 2019 Beautiful rifle and bayonet. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Sgt CES Posted April 19, 2019 Share #8 Posted April 19, 2019 Great Gun-- nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaac Posted June 12, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 12, 2019 what do you like to collect in vet returned shipping crates?Just firearms?Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted June 13, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 13, 2019 great time capsule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chils123 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted June 19, 2019 Thanks for the comments guys. Glad to see this pop back up, because it's one of my favorite crate sets I own. what do you like to collect in vet returned shipping crates?Just firearms?Kev I've looked for other things but don't across as much. I've wanted a Type 30 bayonet in a box for awhile, but never see them come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted June 21, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 21, 2019 That is a super nice set all in all. A Google search revealed that it appears he is / was a Doctor, at least post-war. Wonder if he was a Doctor during the war too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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