Arisaka Carbine

i have an arisaka carbine with a flip out bayonet and is chambered in 65 jap.the crysanthemum fully intact and all the markings are visiable could someone tell me the value?

you have a type 44 carbine as intact as yours id it wouldn't surprise me if the cleaning rods are still in the buttrap,,there were 3 versions of the folding bayonet and differed mainly by the way its pinned to the wood,,this is a very good miliyary colectable and very much in demand,,the bayo assembly alone i've seen sell for 200-250,,just for the bayonet and pivot/band assembly ,,the carbines,,look at your serial number and the last 3 digits should be the same on the bands ,,the bolt and bolt parts ..on the bolt when you lift the handle you will see a 3 digit serial stamped at the root of the handle,,in good condition with mum and matching numbers it should easily see 6-800 at auction or to a japanese collector ,,mabey more depending on which bayo assemble you have (some were more rarer than others) ,,heres a great site for the markings that you can determin what arsenal made it and also a pretty close year of production,,and what the markings mean http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/japanese_markings.html,,(sorry the link doesn't seem to be working but cut and copy the address and it will work) very nice carbine and very sought after in the condition you say yours is in ,,and if you can post a pic !,,i haven't seen one for awhile and yours sounds pretty nice..
bigcurt

here is a picture of my rifle but the picture isnt ver good its in better condition than it looks.

Open the buttplate door, is there (1), or (2) holes drilled in the stock? If there are two you have a 1st variation, if the is one you may have a 2nd or 3rd variation.

It only has 1 do you happen to have any suggestions on how much its worth?

Not really, depends on variation, maker etc. Email me @ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and I will try to better answer you.

BigCurt is correct about being a collectible, I own (3) myself, one of every variation.
The only real way to determine its worth is research, alot of these are coming out right now so they are getting cheaper than say 5 years ago.
Email me and I will get you to take some pics of particular areas which will answer a great many questions. Because of its age it is considered a Curio or Relic.
Some things I would need to better help you determine worth are:
(1) Matching numbers?
(2) Bore condition?
(3) Stock condition?
(4) All parts (over 40) in working condition?
(5) Checked by a smith for ability to operate safely?
(6) Makers marks, foundry etc.
Or you could sell it to me.... Seriously send me some close up pics and I will try to help you out...

It would be nice to know more about it, I collect so information is knowledge. The more the better!