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After the war the army conducted blue pill tests to test blow ups using an enfield. During the korean war, the us military converted thousands of captured japanese type 99 rifles to. Shooting the japanese type 99 arisaka rifle youtube. After a short period of testing using modified type 38 rifles and ironing out of teething issues, the type 99 was born. As pictured, i dont think follower is original but it came out of an arisaka. The type 99 long was the japanese start to the caliber upgrade from 6. The type 99 long rifle, the type 99 short rifle, the type 99 carbine, the type 99 naval special, the type 100 paratroop rifle, and the type 2 paratroop rifle.

Up for auction is a ww 2 japanese arisaka infantry rifle, type 99, in remarkable condition. The type 38 rifle, sanhachishiki hoheiju was a boltaction rifle that supplemented the type 99 japanese standard infantry rifle during the second world war. But you rifle either never had a monopod or had it removed shortly after production. The type 99 book is the japanese type 99 arisaka rifle. Most factory cartridges would just bulge and not burst at the point that john mentions above. The japanese t99 arisaka rifle 2010 edition like the title says, i am looking for a copy of don voight book, the japanese t99 arisaka rifle 2010 edition. Shooting type 99 arisaka midwar at 100 yards for the first time. Ww2 japanese arisaka type 99 leather sling with unit markings. Typical wartime dents from rough handling in the field, but nothing out of the ordinary. Arisaka type 99 rifle book japanese military firearms parts. Arisaka rifle internet movie firearms database guns in. It also gave me some info regarding the markings on the rifle since i cant read japanese.

Many times there is a series number to the left of the serial number. Supremely well designed rifle, and the chrome bore means cleanup from military ammunition with corrosive primers back in the day was a snap too. It briefly covers the evolution of japanese service rifles, the japanese numbering system needed to properly identify each model, the code of every arsenal producing rifles for the japanese empire, then a through discussion with diagrams of all the major parts of the type 99 showing their evolutionary process from the. Join brownells guntech keith ford as he offers an overview of the collectible type 99 rifle often referred to as the japanese arisaka. Japan had made two other variants previous to this one, but they were not as practical or successful. Hello, for sale is a nice arisaka type 38 training rifle. You can search through those and get a good idea of what one. Last sunday i was at a local flea market when i passed by a military vendor. Designed by colonel arisaka nariakira and used by the. It features the 31 inch barrel that was soon found impractical for modern infantry and discontinued in favor of the 25. The arsenal mark on japanese rifles is generally found to the right of the serial number.

They also wrote a technical manual on the converted rifles, which has become a pretty rare item to find. During the second sinojapanese war in the 1930s, the japanese soon found that the 7. The arisaka was a rifle that, just like the american springfield 1903, was a knockoff copy of the german mauser 98 pattern, so much so that the mauser family took legal action against both the american and japanese militaries and were awarded damages in both cases. Author of the japanese t99 arisaka rifle 2010 edition. It went straight into that attic until 2006, when she moved into a retirement facility. Arisaka type 99 short rifle with a 26 barrel,and chrome lined bore with super clean, shiny rifled bore. This is a smooth bore rifle and is not intended for shooting live ammo blanks or dummy ammo only.

The series numbers were assigned to specific blocks of rifles to be produced at the arsenals. A more powerful round was needed for their infantry troops. With the info i received from this book i determined that my t99 arisaka was made around 1939 at the nagoya arsenal and doesnt display the original finish on the stock. The japanese type 99 arisaka rifle this book, by my friend and author don voigt, is the most up to date treatise on the japanese type 99 arisaka rifle to date. We have a copy courtesy of a korean war vet who brought one home. The arisaka t99 was the much anticipated replacement of the earlier 6. This parts exchange is run as a free service by banzai for collectors of japanese rifles who either are looking for parts for rifles they have or have rifle parts they no longer need. By defacing it the term collectors use is scrubbed, it became just another rifle and could be surrendered without violating the code of bushido. Shooting gallery books japanese type 99 arisaka rifle. My uncle, who was a navy officer in world war ii, brought home a number of souvenirs, among which was an arisaka type 99 7. The arisaka is the toughest milsurp infantry rifle action ever made. Wwii gear, i decided to stop by to have a quick look. The mum marked the rifle as the emperors property, not to be surrendered.

Best reference book i have ever read with regards to the type 99 rifles. Milsurps knowledge library 33rd series t99 arisaka rifle. It covers all of the makers, variations, rifle components, accessories and development of one of. The japanese type 99 rifle long version by stephen stuart during the war in manchuria and china during the 1930s, there was controversy within the japanese armed forces, that their standard 6. Japanese rifle parts exchange bolt matching section at end note. Initially, both t99 long rifles and t99 rifles were produced with the shorter of the two being intended for cavalry. No international biding pleasepaypal only 302037582692. Japanese arisaka type 99 rifle at 1,000 yards youtube. In the late 1930s the japanese developed a rifle to compete in modern warfare.

The japanese t99 arisaka rifle 2010 edition cmp forums. There are five major variants the type 30, 35, 38, 44, and the 99. The arisaka rifle was the official service bolt action rifle for the imperial japanese armed forces from 1897 to 1945. Most of these rifles were still in use during the sinojapanese war of the 1930s and the pacific war of the 1940s. Ww2 japanese arisaka rifle type 99 bolt bodynagoya ebay. Has aircraft rear sight,where the wings were taken off and tossed as is true for most model type 99s. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to. Markings on japanese arisaka rifles and bayonets of world war ii. The serial number of any japanese rifle will never be more than 99,999, because they changed the series number signified by the kana or alphabet figure in front of the number and started over at 1. Book announcements with ordering information there is also a japanese rifle bibliography in the japanese rifle primer section below.

The most common specimens include the type 38 chambered for the 6. The arisaka rifle arisakaju is a family of japanese military boltaction service rifles, in production and use since approximately 1897, when it replaced the murata rifle murataju family, until the end of world war ii in 1945. It was a redesign of the type 38 in a larger caliber, 7. The ariska doesnt seem to get much love in the book department.

My assumption in the video that this rifle fired blanks was incorrect japanese blank cartridges for the 6. Late arisaka model type 99 with a 25 12 barrel, and no. The first model of the arisaka rifle was designed by colonel nariakira arisaka in 1897. An exceptional high quality affordable reproduction of the classic wwii japanese leather arisaka rifle sling complete with buckle and markings. Good working wwii type 99 short rifle used in wwii, mostly on guadalcanal in 1942. As i was turning to leave, i suddenly saw an old rifle leaning against a nearby fence. Kyujukyushiki tanshoju was a boltaction rifle of the arisaka design used by the imperial japanese army during world war ii.

Very good overall, approximately 95% original blue, original rear antiaircraft sights, but mum has been ground. The history of the rifle, as it has come down, is that this rifle was a gi bringback fr. Markings on japanese arisaka rifles and bayonets of world. The character for school i believe is still in tact on the receiver bridge and also. The design was adopted by the imperial japanese army in 1905 the 38th year of the meiji period, hence type 38 and served from then until the end of 1945. Manufactured at kokura arsenal and in very good overall condition with approx 95% original blue. This auction is for the pictured handguard to fit a type 99 7. Japanese arisaka type 99 rifle sporter sporterized military wood wooden stock nr. Japanese type 2 tera riflecarbine, made during world war ii, the tera type 2 rifle was a breakdown rifle issued to paratroopers and naval personnel. This book is written for collectors of the japanese type 99 arisaka rifle. Japanese imported arms of the early meiji era may, 2011 japanese murata rifles, 1880 1897 august, 2010 the early arisakas.

The latter were used on ships, as flexible guns on aircraft, and as land guns with navy landing parties sometimes called jap marines by americans, but. Some import houses in the 1950s and 1960s did indeed rechamber japanese 7. The japanese type 99 arisaka rifle paperback january 1, 2010. What is the value of a japanese arisaka type 99 short. In good looking condition, maker marked from the toriimatsu factory nagoya arsenal. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. This will be the last printings of this book ever,after they sell out that is it.