I guess the first question is "Is the mum intact?"
If not, then I figure around $500 for the rifle and $100 for the bayonet.
If so, then several hundred dollars more.
The ammo and brass are valuable too.
These are just general numbers based on my experience.
We really need to see the mum, the rear sight, and the numbered parts to give a better estimate.
Have you had it for a while?
I've had two, still own one. Co-worker gave me one in the early 80's after his dad passed away. His mom said to get it out of the house. Had the mum, but it had been partially sporterized and didn't know if it had been rebarreled. Found that the 30-06 was the parent cartridge, so loaded up some mild loads and took it to the pond to put on one side, put a string on the trigger and fire it.
Measured the fireformed brass and it was still 7.7. Ammo was still around. Shot a box and sold it for $50 which was current pricing at that time.
Was at a farm auction in the early 2000's when a single gun showed up. The auctioneer complained he wasn't in the business to sell guns with a sneer on his face, and put it up for sale starting at $150. No other bids so got the gun. I recognized the action but nothing else on the gun matched. It had a bishop stock with some inlayed mother of pearl in the wood and hand checkering. Opening the bolt, to inspect the chamber, there was something in the chamber. A piece of paper with a note that said the rifle was now a .300 Savage. Had the original K4 Wire crosshair scope on it made of steel. Shot good, killed a couple of does with it and went to the back of the safe.
I think it was Colonel Jeff Cooper that spent a little time as a proof tester said that the early Arisaka actions were the only ones he couldn't blow up no matter how much charge was added to the round.
Later in the war, the rifles were using scrap metal of any kind they could use to build more, and were becoming dangerous to shoot with any higher power loads. If I remember history correctly, at the very end of the war, steel and lead were in such short supply that bullets were being made of wood at very low power loads.
So it's important for the OP to know when his new Arisaka was built.
Measured the fireformed brass and it was still 7.7. Ammo was still around. Shot a box and sold it for $50 which was current pricing at that time.
Was at a farm auction in the early 2000's when a single gun showed up. The auctioneer complained he wasn't in the business to sell guns with a sneer on his face, and put it up for sale starting at $150. No other bids so got the gun. I recognized the action but nothing else on the gun matched. It had a bishop stock with some inlayed mother of pearl in the wood and hand checkering. Opening the bolt, to inspect the chamber, there was something in the chamber. A piece of paper with a note that said the rifle was now a .300 Savage. Had the original K4 Wire crosshair scope on it made of steel. Shot good, killed a couple of does with it and went to the back of the safe.
I think it was Colonel Jeff Cooper that spent a little time as a proof tester said that the early Arisaka actions were the only ones he couldn't blow up no matter how much charge was added to the round.
Later in the war, the rifles were using scrap metal of any kind they could use to build more, and were becoming dangerous to shoot with any higher power loads. If I remember history correctly, at the very end of the war, steel and lead were in such short supply that bullets were being made of wood at very low power loads.
So it's important for the OP to know when his new Arisaka was built.
The mum is filled off, I bought a box of 7.7 Jap and had a fun Time shooting it. I couldn’t believe the price of the ammo and I’ve only had it a couple of years. I’ll load more pics , so I can learn more. The bayonet is in great condition as is the rifle.
I'm curious as to how much you paid for the ammo,,,
sgammo.com has it for $45.95 for a box of 20.
If you like the rifle you might consider biting the bullet so to speak,,,
And order a hundred rounds or so,,,
It won't ever get cheaper.
The only mil-surp I have left is the K98 Mauser,,,
That my great uncle Bantie brought back from Europe.
A few years ago I decided to make a one-time ammo purchase,,,
I bought 200 rounds of non-corrosive mil-surp for about 75-cents a round.
That's probably more than a lifetime supply for me now,,,
But whoever gets the rifle when I pass,,,
Will have a small stash to go with it.
Back in the early 60's mil-surp rifles were as common as dirt,,,
And many of them could be mail ordered for less than a Twenty Dollar bill.
IIRC I paid $14.99 + $1.00 shipping for my 7.7 Arisaka.
The army surplus store down the road sold ammo for it,,,
And many other mil-surp rifles for 10-cents a round.
Later my friend,,,
Aarond
.
sgammo.com has it for $45.95 for a box of 20.
If you like the rifle you might consider biting the bullet so to speak,,,
And order a hundred rounds or so,,,
It won't ever get cheaper.
The only mil-surp I have left is the K98 Mauser,,,
That my great uncle Bantie brought back from Europe.
A few years ago I decided to make a one-time ammo purchase,,,
I bought 200 rounds of non-corrosive mil-surp for about 75-cents a round.
That's probably more than a lifetime supply for me now,,,
But whoever gets the rifle when I pass,,,
Will have a small stash to go with it.
Back in the early 60's mil-surp rifles were as common as dirt,,,
And many of them could be mail ordered for less than a Twenty Dollar bill.
IIRC I paid $14.99 + $1.00 shipping for my 7.7 Arisaka.
The army surplus store down the road sold ammo for it,,,
And many other mil-surp rifles for 10-cents a round.
Later my friend,,,
Aarond
.
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This rifle belonged to a friends uncle. When my friend died he left it to me because I always enjoyed the story of how it came into his uncle’s possession. They always called the rifle “KNIFETOE” because the Japanese had killed themselfs several days before they got to the rifle, having a bloated toe (that was used as a trigger finger) it took a knife to free the toe from the rifle.
This rifle belonged to a friends uncle. When my friend died he left it to me because I always enjoyed the story of how it came into his uncle’s possession. They always called the rifle “KNIFETOE” because the Japanese had killed themselfs several days before they got to the rifle, having a bloated toe (that was used as a trigger finger) it took a knife to free the toe from the rifle.
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Whitetail | 7.7 Jap | 174gr | Soft Point of course with shipping it probably be the same or more.
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