6.5mm Arisaka chambered pistol

Posted September 13, 2010 in Ammunition, Pistols, Rifles by Steve Johnson with 24 Comments
Tags: Ammunition, DIY, handguns, pistol, rifles, Vietnam

This pistol, chambered in 6.5x50mm Arisaka, was purportedly found in a South Vietnamese rice paddy. I cannot tell if the photo it is real or a fake. The front sight is far to low, unless there is a hole drilled into that metal block above the chamber.

[ Many thanks to Sven (Defense and Freedom) for emailing me the the info. ]

Steve Johnson

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