AzRednek Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Just curious if anybody knows if any last ditch Japs were made with the so-called butterknife bolt handle or as I suspect this might be somebody's handy work. This rifle does shoot with no indications of headspace problems. The bolt will not close in any of my other Jap 7.7's or will several different bolts I've tried work in this action. Just speculating, the bolt was probably hand fit in a bomb proof basement. The bolt operates smoothly but only in this receiver. I aquired it in a horse trade along with some original Jap ammo apx 20 years ago when Jap rifles sold for about 30-35 bux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceone Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 No Japanese rifle was ever made with such a handle. Some back yard gunsmith did that. riceone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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