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Originally Posted by muddinman_04
tater,
You feel free to shoot them. I rather like my face intact.
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Sorry, muddinman_04, but he's right.
The myth of the Last Ditch Arisaka has been caused by people confusing drill or practice rifles (which were designed to fire blanks or wooden bullets) with late-war, crudely-finished combat weapons.
An actual late-war "Last Ditch" Arisaka should be plenty safe to fire, provided it headspaces okay. It may be ugly, but it will shoot alright.
The training rifles are usually smoothbored, and have no locking lugs save the bolt-handle. They are not safe to fire.
Have a
good gunsmith check it out first, of course, as with any old rifle. Steel does a lot of things when it passes its 50th birthday, and "get stronger" isn't one of them.