Type 99 Arisaka

[c1a1]

Picked up an Arisaka Type 99 today. No attachment for a monopod, fixed rear sight, at firstI thought it was a 99 substitute, but it has sling swivels. Bore is mint, almost looks as it has never been fired. Is this post 1943? Thanks in advance for any information.

 

[Claven2]

Probaly post 43, and probably a substitute standard. Many substitutes had sling swivels - only at the bitter end did the japs resort to a hole through the stock and a braided rope for a sling