Arisaka Type 99, Kokura Series 24

I have one of these, but is has been "sportarised" ( ie: shorten stock and the bolt was cut and re welded for a scope) still very shootable and accurate. 7.7 Jap ammo is expensive ! I have the baonet, but no attachment hardware or the original sheath. I got get a few pcs. to get it back to original. Yours is very neat historical piece!!
 
Coffice said:
Fascinating, is this a late war thing or done during the entire run of the rifle's life? That us a very interesting aspect to Arisakas I was not aware of!
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Early ones had it too. This one is fairly late,
I’m sure it stopped sometime in 1945. I have a 1942 built
Gun as well and it’s screws are still staked a bit easier
To see.
 
CanadianAR said:
Early ones had it too. This one is fairly late,
I’m sure it stopped sometime in 1945. I have a 1942 built
Gun as well and it’s screws are still staked a bit easier
To see.
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Such a crude thing to do buy a nation I would consider in modern times to have a great knowledge of fine tooling and production. Just staking the screws and leaving them...I honestly would never have thought to look for that. I'll have to check for that in my own hunt for a nice Type 99.
 
Artworks said:
I have one of these, but is has been "sportarised" ( ie: shorten stock and the bolt was cut and re welded for a scope) still very shootable and accurate. 7.7 Jap ammo is expensive ! I have the baonet, but no attachment hardware or the original sheath. I got get a few pcs. to get it back to original. Yours is very neat historical piece!!
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This is what you have to do to get it back to somewhat original configuration. This was a lot of work.

https://imgur.com/a/zPKWe
 
Wildey said:
I keep coming back and looking at the pics....so cool that it is unmolested! Do you know anything about its history before it made it to you?
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Sadly no. Just bought it from a guy I know in Colorado. I think he got it with some german rifles. Some stuff he kept,
Some he sold.
 
I picked a Type99 up at a local gun shop about 10 years ago. Mun ground, no monopod, no dust cover and aircraft sights removed BUT an excellent bore. Put a couple hundred rounds of cast bullets through it. Lee dies, cases made from 3006 and Lyman 311299's sized .314. Fun rifle to shoot and good accuracy. Not a common rifle to see on the range. If you plan on shooting much handloading is the way to go with this caliber. Norma factory ammo maybe available but it won't be cheap.
 
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