The Military Rifle Journal at http://www.gunboards.com/sites/mrj2003 often has articles on Japanese rifles.
Shannon Zeigler sent in the following links:
There are photos of Japanese weapons at http://www.oldrifles.com
There are additional pictures of Japanese weapons at http://www.io.com/~pogue/
I received the following e-mail several
months ago. I have not had a chance to check all of these websites in detail so
I would appreciate any feedback. (szielinski@nhctc.edu )
To: <szielinski@tec.nh.us>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 2:49 PM
Subject: Some sights featuring Japanese
collectors items
I have found some web sites that often
feature Japanese collectable iItems that I feel should be noted so our
membership can support those few dealers that feature fine collector items.
http://antiquefirearms.com/foreign_hand_guns.htm
http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/modern.htm
http://www.retting.com/inventorycontents.htm
http://www.collectiblefirearms.com/
http://am-firearms.com/handguns.htm
http://www.armchairgunshow.com/page94.html
I would hope that others would share any good
web dealers that they may have discovered with the membership.
Thanks, Buck Squires
There is a web site at http://member.nifty.ne.jp/takixxx which deals with "history and weapons of the
Imperial Japanese Army." As this is a
Ricky's Gun Room, Inc., at www.rickysinc.com and specializing in military firearms, war relics,
related accessories, and some gun parts, was founded in 1984 by Richard M.
Kumor, Sr.. We recently expanded our sales to include the international market,
shipping collectibles worldwide. We have no showroom nor no set hours but are
generally in the office between 11:30am-4:30pm Mon-Thurs Eastern time. We do
have an answering machine for your convenience in the event we're unable to
take your call. Please note, in the event you must call, we answer by the third
ring the fourth ring is the dreaded machine. E-mail address is
RickysInc@aol.com.
"Originally designed to promote Jim
Dawson's books about Japanese government swords and the British Royal Air
Force, Jim's website www.stenger-scott.com typically lists about a dozen imperial Japanese
swords for sale at any given time. He also lists for sale several out-of-print
books dealing with Japanese military history."
Japanese
Handguns
Nambu World (at http://members.shaw.ca/nambuworld ) is a constantly growing website on Japanese
handguns that covers everything from history, photos and reference material to
where to get ammunition and parts. There is also a section dealing with other
Japanese militaria (rifles, swords, flags, medals, etc.).
Mike Bailey’s website: www.badgehistory.com/nambu displays pictures of his Nambucollection, started in 1975.
Japanese
Rifle Parts
Don Valenta has for sale a variety of parts
for both Model 38 and Model 99 rifles. He can be reached by e-mail at jparts143@aol.com or by phone/fax at 413-585-5954. Mail address is
Source
for Metric Taps and Dies
If you are looking for metric taps and dies,
a very good source with a very wide selection of standard taps and dies as well
as special taps made to order is E-taps at:
Bayonets
www.eBAYONET.com Dennis "Otto" Ottobre, Proprietor and
Banzai Member, usually offering several hundred collectable bayonets for sale.
MC/VISA gladly accepted. Call 740-498-5787 or email otto@eBAYONET.com
Auctions
Amoskeag Auctions runs 6 firearms and
firearms related materials auctions a year. These frequently include Japanese
rifles and pistols as well as other Japanese militaria. Details on catalog
subscriptions and absentee bidding, as well as auction previews and other
information, can be found on their web site at www.amoskeag-auction.com .
Jim Supica at Old Town Station runs two
websites:
Our website of antique guns & collectible
firearms for sale, along with information for gun collectors. Probably one of
the largest single-dealer listing on the Internet. The site enjoys good
popularity with 1500 to 1800 visitors per day during October. We also have good
search engine placement
Our relatively new online gun auction website
- an Ebay style site where folks can list or bid on guns & related items.
Although the site had been in existence for several years as a static site
listing live auction results, we just began the interactive online auction
format in June.
Edged Weapons and Japanese Militaria
Quality Blade Books...Specializing in useful
books on arms and militaria, including Japanese blades, firearms, and
equipment. www.qualitybladebooks.com
If you know of other links send them to szielinski@nhctc.edu .