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over on Gunboards they have a Japanese rifle section,with a ''bolt matcher'' service...
Found it! Posted! Thanks!over on Gunboards they have a Japanese rifle section,with a ''bolt matcher'' service...
Mystery solved, and I thank you. Did a search for the White & Voight book, but no joy. I'll check my local library. TWO Series 35s, eh? Whoda thunk it?The information I am about to write is taken from the Japanese Type 99 Arisaka Rifle, authored by Doss White and Don Voigh and is found on page 10.
"Trial production of the Type 99 Arisaka began in August 1939 at the Toriimatusu factory at Nagoya. Kokura and Toyo Kogyo began trial production in the same time frame - 1939-1940. The final designs for the T99 Long and Short rifles were accepted in July 1939; however they did not receive final approval by Prime Minister Tojo untill 8 November 1940."
The chrome bolt face of the Kokura rifle will not cover the whole face as it does on the Nagoya produced rifle. The AA wings are fatter on the 99 long and are notched on both sides and are shorter. Higest serial number reported by White and Voight is 30019.
Some think the 99 longs were never issued to troops and that accounts for the very good condition of the 99 longs that are found. It is interesting to me that Kokura was assigned the 35 series for the long rifle in 1939 and then later assigned the same series 35 for the short rifle that was produced much later in the war, in fact at the very end. The war ended with during the production of the 35 short rifle. riceone
E-Mail sent to Doss, but no response yet. I'll phone next. Thanks!Tom, this book is published by Loadstone Publications, POB 6 Eva, Alabama 35621. Phone 256-735-1666, dial and you will get Doss or Ruth White, either can fix you up for about $30. riceone
Left a message. Thanks!Doss has been having server problems and his email address will probably be changed. Best bet is call him. riceone