I acquired a rifle from my great uncle that has the markings of an Arisaka Type 99, but it looks nothing like any other Arisaka Type 99 I have been able to find.
The barrel indicates that it is a Series 1 rifle from the Nagoya armory with a serial number of 73001. It does not have the mum on the top of the receiver nor does it look like one was ever ground off. In general, the entire barrel and receiver look too modern to me to be original. The bolt handle also does not look like any original Arisaka bolt I have seen. I think the stock speaks for itself as not original.
My question is could this be an original that has been sporterized or does anyone know of a company that made some kind of reproduction? Unfortunately my great uncle cannot tell me anything about the gun.
For photos check out the link: http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n47/contractkillers/Arisaka Type 99/
The barrel indicates that it is a Series 1 rifle from the Nagoya armory with a serial number of 73001. It does not have the mum on the top of the receiver nor does it look like one was ever ground off. In general, the entire barrel and receiver look too modern to me to be original. The bolt handle also does not look like any original Arisaka bolt I have seen. I think the stock speaks for itself as not original.
My question is could this be an original that has been sporterized or does anyone know of a company that made some kind of reproduction? Unfortunately my great uncle cannot tell me anything about the gun.
For photos check out the link: http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n47/contractkillers/Arisaka Type 99/