Type 46/66 Siamese Mauser Contract Made in Imperial Japan 8 x 52R

Siam's king, Rama V (Chulalongkorn), considered modernization an important check against French colonial expansion from Indochina and British colonial expansion from Malaya following territorial concessions forced upon Siam by both powers. Many countries yielded to pressure from France and Britain and refused to sell Siam modern weapons.

The Siamese Type 66 rifle is an export model of the Japanese Type 38 rifle ordered in 1923 and built in the Koishikawa Arsenal. Delivery was delayed until 1928-29 due to catastrophic damage to Tokyo from the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. Although a Type 38 in appearance and function, very few of the Type 66 parts are interchangeable with the Japanese rifle. Although not strictly a Mauser rifle, the Arisaka receiver is a modified Gewehr 98 action. 8 x 52r calibre

The Bayonet: has the Gregorian (western) Calendar lettering and is original and included. 

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