Type 99 Arisaka

[highpower]

I picked up this fairly decent Series 21 Kokura Type 99 today. My research indicates that it was made sometime between June and September 1942. The dust cover is missing (of course) and while some of my sources say that these should have a monopod and the anti aircraft wings on the sights, I have looked at this very carefully with a magnifying glass and I can see no evidence that they were ever installed on this rifle. The Mum has been struck, but it is nowhere near as ugly as a ground mum, the bolt body matches, but the striker doesn't. Possibly a field replacement?

Anyway for $215 I am not going to complain a whole bunch as this one still has the original stock finish with just the usual Japanese rifle bruises. I estimate the metal to be in about 90%+/- condition with just a bit of thinning on the receiver, trigger guard and near the muzzle from having a bayonet attached.

[Abenaki]

I think you got a good deal!

I have one in about the same condition. The mum is intact.
I enjoy reloading and shooting it.

Take care
Abenaki

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

That's a great snag!

[echo1]

Good git. Is it Arisaka week? PAX

[Springfield45]

That is a nice one. I think type 99s shoot very good to.

[hambam105]

A good rifle to hunt wild boar with.

[bigbossman]

A good rifle to hunt wild boar with.

I have a beautiful sporterized Type 99, and boy, you ain't kidding. I once whacked a 220lb boar with a 150gr Sierra Game King (before the lead ban), and he dropped like a sack of laundry.

[oc16]

thats a steal, unfortunately, I wise the ammo was more readily available. I have one that was re bored to 30-06 its very fun but a pain to clean. Just thinking about it in ww2 the germans told the emperor to switch calibers to 9mm and 8mm which they denied. Had they accepted I think Japanese firearms would be more desired.

[Verdha603]

Nice rifle. And if your willing to get into reloading for it the ammo gets cheap quick. Have about 250 rounds of brass for 6.5 and 7.7 Japanese and it keeps all four of my Japanese rifles going for a helluva lot less than 1.50-2 bucks a shot.

[GeeBee49]

That's really nice looking for it's age and you can't beat the price.
My niece's husband has a couple of Japanese rifles from that period but ammo is extremely difficult to find. He likes owning them because they're so interesting and says he'll never get rid of them.

[general_disarray_prk]

Sweet find & great representative piece - not to mention you stole it!

It has character and no ones messed with it - i.e. sanding the stock.

[mosinnagantm9130]

$215? Sign me up at that price, you can’t even touch a 91/30 for that these days

I’ve heard you can reload 7.7 by running a .30-06 case through a 7.7 die, then trimming it to length, but I haven’t picked up a type 99 yet so I’m not sure that that’s true. If so that would make ammo a whole lot easier for a type 99

[Spyder]

I'll give ya $245.

[highpower]

I'll give ya $245.

Let me think about that......................


I got bored yesterday and gathered up my small Japanese collection and took a pic.



Swords:
Top, old family blade mounted in WWII era military scabbard and tsuka originally forged somewhere between 550 to 800 years ago (awaiting verification).
Bottom, WWII NCO

Rifles:
Type 38 dating from 1913
Kokura series 21 type 99 pictured in the OP
Kokura series 23 type 99

Pistol:
1941 Nambu type 14 with original clamshell holster and shoulder strap

Bayonet:
Late thirties vintage type 30 with scabbard and rubberized frog

Helmet:
Imperial Japanese Army with original liner and chin strap.