Japanese Arisaka Type 99 Caliber 7.7 Nagoya Arsenal Rifle (Original)

SKU: JAPANESE 1929 ARISAKA TYPE 99 RIFLE

Original/Reproduction: Original

Availability: In-stock

Model: Type 99

Serial Number: 14083

Manufacture: Nagoya Arsenal

Date Manufactured: 1945 

Caliber: 7.7x58mm

Overall length: 44 inches

Weight (unloaded): 8.4 pounds

Magazine capacity: 5-round internal box

Effective Range: 700 yards

Muzzle Velocity: 2,450 fps

Condition: Good

Bore: 8.5/9

Price: $600.00

Return Policy: 3-day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.

Seller Type: Classification: C&R / FFL

Seller ID: JMW

Seller Code: 600

Description

Original Japanese Arisaka Type 99 Long Rifle in 7.7x58 Arisaka. This rifle was manufactured by the Imperial Military Nagoya Arsenal. Cal. 7.7 Jap. S# 14083. Bbl. 25 1/2". Late production type 99 rifle. Fixed aperture rear sight welded to bbl. Inverted V front sight. Receiver is marked on the left rail with the Nagoya arsenal circles. "Mum" has been removed by grinding. Cylindrical bolt knob. Late type notched welded safety knob. Welded upper band with bayonet lug. Lower band w/o monopod mt. Large recoil bolt. Single screw butt swivel. Hardwood stock set. Buttstock has two piece construction. Wood buttplate. MILITARY RIFLE. Two piece forend. CONDITION: stock set has original finish with light wear and handling marks. Metal turning grey and patina with moderate wear.

History

Introduced to service in 1939, the Type 99 was chambered for the 7.7x58mm Japanese cartridge. With a 0.312-inch bore, it was nominally a .30-caliber rifle intended to replace the 6.5x50 cartridge in Japan’s Type 38 rifle. War stress curtailed the transition, and both battled through the war. While only in service until 1945, there were some 3.5 million Type 99s manufactured. As with many of the late-war battle rifles, those manufactured in the final year of World War II, termed “Last Ditch” Type 99s, are particularly crude, exposing the massive time-saving and cost-cutting efforts being employed by Imperial armories. Nine different armories manufactured Type 99s, in four different variations. Most common are the Short Rifle, like the one shown here. Long Rifles, Paratroop Rifles, and Sniper Rifles were all limited variants. One of the most commonly known historic tidbits on the Type 99 is the Imperial chrysanthemum found atop the front receiver ring. Nicknamed “mums,” these marks designated the rifle as the personal property of the Emperor. On most Type 99s, the mum has been defaced or ground off. Collectors disagree on the reason for this, but many believe the marks were removed or destroyed to protect the Emperor’s honor. Many—even most—of the thousands of Type 99 rifles brought to America were carried back by servicemen returning from the South Pacific.