#Type 99 arisaka 30th series serial number#
#Type 99 arisaka 30th series series#

#Type 99 arisaka 30th series series#

I'll also do some shopping around for a good price on ammo as Norma 7.7mm is going for $37-42/box of 20 rounds.I bought this rifle several weeks ago thinking it was a pretty nice Kokura 20th Series Type 99 which it indeed is. I'll also be ordering a reproduction leather sling, muzzle cover and stripper clips. The replacement stock also came in, but it'll need some in-letting to fit the receiver and bottom metal as well as a couple of cracks repaired. 315 inches and the caliber at 7.7x58mm Japanese. We tried a 7.62 round in the muzzle and there was some room, so I'm curious to see the results. Wore my hands out cleaning it.Дropped the rifle off with my local gunsmith to get the bore slugged and chamber cast to determine condition and caliber. The next step will be moving to a soft brass/copper brush and continuing with the CLP soak.Д«rass cleaning session was a huge success. I would estimate 40% of the rust was removed by just scrubbing with these two items and CLP. I have a few gallons of Slip 2000 CLP, so I have begun by stripping the gun down and soaking everything in the Slip 2000.ДЄfter speaking for a few hours, I began a light scrub with an old toothbrush and old cloth washcloth. The receiver and barrel is just heavy surface rusting. Luckily, there isn't any real pitting, except on the trigger guard and mag well door. The goalis to stop the progress of the rust. (Hopefully I can fill in more info as I go)

#Type 99 arisaka 30th series serial number#

Adding the serial number pits it as most likely November of 1944. So, currently, my best guess based upon research is this is a late 1944 Nagoya Arsenal 'Last Ditch' Type 99 built for use by the Japanese citizenry for defense of Japan.ДЇound a useful chart on arfcom that confirms my research putting my rifle as a late 1944 production. The final symbol found was the lowercase 'M' which apparently represents a designation of 'Military Reserves'. Sadly, the top of the receiver was filed/ground down, reducing the accuracy of the time period. The production number of 78189 puts it very late into that series' production, so combined with the production dates of 1923-1945 for Nagoya Type 99s, puts it roughly around late 1944. Series 10 was the next to last batch of 99,999 followed by series 11 (99,999) and the final series, series 12 (1,000 units). The Japanese originally serialized their rifles in numerical sequence, but quickly went to a series designation, with most series representing a batch of 99,999 rifles. The first symbol combined with the arsenal mark showed it to be a Series 10 production from Nagoya. My research concluded, starting with the circles that the rifle was manufactured in the Nagoya Arsenal, obviously late war. The first symbol looked very similar to a '7' in a circle followed by a 5-digit number and a circle with a half circle and smaller circle inside finally followed by a stretched lowercase 'M'. The most information came from the area around the serial number. The biggest resource I found was the first link on my search for 'arisaka makers marks'. Once i had written down what I had seen, i began a deep dive into Google for sources for identifying the marks. I wrote them down on a piece of paper and began the research. I was then able to identify a number of marks on the receiver, barrel, trigger, bolt and mag well. I wiped down every part with CLP (cleaning, lubricating and protecting) oil and scrubbed with an old toothbrush. Once I had identified what the rifle was, it was time to begin cleaning the surfaces so I could learn a little bit about it while I begin preservation/restoration efforts. Also, the rear of the stock had a few worm holes and some decent rot, most likely from being stored barrel up in a humid/wet climate similar to Swiss military rifles that were stored the same way in the snow. The upper handguard was missing and the rear sight was dented. The front tang of the stock has been cut at the rear barrel band and sanded. These clues combined helped me to finally identify it as a 'Last Ditch' Type 99 Arisaka that someone started to sporterize. I knew that the biggest giveaway would be the rear peep sight, unprotected front sight, lack of markings and crude stock that it would be some type of late war rifle. I could tell that it was a Mauser-type action so started researching Mauser and Mauser-based rifles. The only thing that looked remotely familiar to me was the bolt design. The journey began with trying to figure out what the rifle was. (Slapped together for a quick pic mid-cleaning) Sadly I didn't get any before pics before starting this thread. It was covered in rust (although not serious rust), the stock was rough looking and neither he or I could figure out what it was. I recently acquired an arisaka from another member here.