The Winding, Myth-Filled Story of Japanese Battle Rifles

By Leroy Thompson

Years ago, I’d seen Japanese battle rifles at gun shows and in the closet of my good friend Dexter Thunder, whose father boasted a captured “Jap 31.”

In the spring of 1963, I had two American high-powered rifles and an interest in World War II history. Then I got the call from my brother. I was to be a consultant, properties master, acquisitions manager and weapons guy on an amateur WWII film project beginning the next year. Uh oh. I had to learn more. So I read every word I could find. Fortunately, my next-door neighbor, Bill Flanagan, had a large collection of those rifles …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life