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To close out this fascinating and educational thread (thanks to all your contributions): My son and I took my T99 to the range at the Sycamore (IL) Sportsmen's and Conservation Club this weekend to shoot it. I loaded the first round of Norma 7.7 Jap (174gr) with some trepidation, but the...

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E-Mail sent to Doss, but no response yet. I'll phone next. Thanks!

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?

Found it! Posted! Thanks!

The safety is knurled, Sport45. I'm a reloader, too, but I don't know whether I'll be shooting this rifle enough to justify getting dies, etc. I test-chambered a round today and everything functioned fine. Looking forward to live fire with it.

Hi Riceone, Ben told me all about your collection. I'm impressed. So, you agree that it's a Series 35? About when do you think it may have been manufactured? It has too many bells and whistles to have been late in the War, I believe, but I could be wrong.

Hi Macgille: I don't tell my wife, either. Or the rest of the world, for that matter. This is just a smattering. (Now, how can I alter my signature???)

Ian, here's the symbol "te" from in front of the s/n. That puts it in Series 35, which would be the last year of the war. However, this definitely is not a "Last Ditch" Arisaka, is it? The mystery deepens. My Japanese wife agrees with me, by the way. Also read somewhere that when the troops were...

I wish you were right, rocky branch, but there are two symbols following the serial number: The first is the Kokura symbol, followed by a circle that is partially bisected on the horizontal, making it Toyo Kogyo. Picked up some Norma 7.7x58 for it and we'll see how she shoots next weekend...

Thanks for all the great input, guys. Yes, I'll have the headspace checked before firing. As for the wear aspect: It's all pretty much external and cosmetic. The innards, especially the bolt, magazine, magazine follower and trigger assembly appear virtually unmarked. There were traces of copper...

No importer marks. I agree with the odds you cite, but how else can you explain the unused condition? After all these years, unless some individual come forward and says, "Hey, I carried that gun and never fired it," it's all anybody's guess. Kinda fun to speculate 'tho.

There's the rub. It's not all matching. The bolt bears the numbers 916, and the S/N of the rifle is 2904 (Series 35). I'm betting that the bolts were removed when the actions were cleared for the grinding process, then slapped back together without regard. But, since the rifle was basically...

And it IS BRAND NEW! I bought this rifle today at a local gunshop, although it seemed grimy and the barrel (in a cursory inspection) appeared dirty and even pitted. Brought it home, disassembled it, and was amazed to find it was still packed in factory-new Cosmoline -- a grease protectant...

Love my M70 Mannlicher Hi Iflya310, (I do, too, by the way!) Sorry for the lengthy time spans here, but I've been distracted. Been reloading .270 for my Winchester, and it keeps shooting better and better. Wanted to use it on a deer hunt in Michigan last fall, but my son and grandson...

Sheesh! This has got to be the loooongest thread here! 69, divorced, living (not in sin) with good ex-#1 who won't reconcile. Retired broadcast journalist (please, no cracks about "What a contradiction in terms"); life-long shooter; Lifetime NRA Master in Outdoor Pistol; used to re-load, but...

Hi Y'all, Old shooter, but a newbie on this site. Wondering whether anyone has the Winchester M70 in a Mannlicher configuration (19" barrel, full stock), and what their opinion of it is. Good shooter? More of a collectible? Any/all opinions welcome. Thanks!:confused: