Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this awesome bolt-action rifle today for a penny-start auction, this is the Kokura Arsenal Type 99!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Kokura Arsenal
Model: Type 99
Serial: 13414
Date of Manufacture: 1939-1945
Caliber: 7.7x58mm (AKA 7.7 Jap)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 26"
Optics/Sights: Winged Protected Blade Front with Fold Adjustable Anti-Aircraft Rear Sight
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Blue
Markings: Standard / The top of the receiver is marked with the Kanji markings for Type 99 rifle with its Chrysanthemum intact. The left side of the receiver is marked with the series 23 symbol, the serial number “13414” and the Kokura Arsenal symbol.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Type 99 rifle or Type 99 short rifle was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese soon found that the 7.7mm cartridge being fired by their Type 92 heavy machine gun in China was superior to the 6.5×50mm cartridge of the Type 38 rifle. This necessitated the development of a new weapon to replace the outclassed Type 38 and finally standardize on a single rifle cartridge. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) developed the Type 99 based on the Type 38 rifle but with a caliber of 7.7mm. The Type 99 was produced at nine different arsenals. Seven arsenals were located in Japan, with the other two located at Mukden in Manchukuo and Jinsen in Korea. The Type 99 was produced in four versions: the regular issue Type 99 short rifle, the Type 99 long rifle (a limited production variant), the take-down Type 2 paratroop rifle, and the Type 99 sniper rifle. The standard rifle also came with a wire monopod and an anti-aircraft sighting device.
The Type 99 was the first mass-produced infantry rifle to have a chrome-lined bore to ease cleaning. All of these features were abandoned by mid-war. During the Korean War, approximately 126,500 short and 6,650 long Type 99 rifles were re-chambered under American supervision at the Tokyo arsenal to fire the standard .30-06 Springfield cartridge. Apparently intended for the South Korean "gendarmerie", few rifles appear to have been issued at the end of the war in 1953. These rifles were fitted with lengthened magazine wells and had small notches cut in the top of the receivers to accommodate the .30-06 round's 1/3 inch greater length.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Type 99
Serial: 13414
Date of Manufacture: 1939-1945
Caliber: 7.7x58mm (AKA 7.7 Jap)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 26"
Optics/Sights: Winged Protected Blade Front with Fold Adjustable Anti-Aircraft Rear Sight
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Blue
Markings: Standard / The top of the receiver is marked with the Kanji markings for Type 99 rifle with its Chrysanthemum intact. The left side of the receiver is marked with the series 23 symbol, the serial number “13414” and the Kokura Arsenal symbol.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Type 99 rifle or Type 99 short rifle was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese soon found that the 7.7mm cartridge being fired by their Type 92 heavy machine gun in China was superior to the 6.5×50mm cartridge of the Type 38 rifle. This necessitated the development of a new weapon to replace the outclassed Type 38 and finally standardize on a single rifle cartridge. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) developed the Type 99 based on the Type 38 rifle but with a caliber of 7.7mm. The Type 99 was produced at nine different arsenals. Seven arsenals were located in Japan, with the other two located at Mukden in Manchukuo and Jinsen in Korea. The Type 99 was produced in four versions: the regular issue Type 99 short rifle, the Type 99 long rifle (a limited production variant), the take-down Type 2 paratroop rifle, and the Type 99 sniper rifle. The standard rifle also came with a wire monopod and an anti-aircraft sighting device.
The Type 99 was the first mass-produced infantry rifle to have a chrome-lined bore to ease cleaning. All of these features were abandoned by mid-war. During the Korean War, approximately 126,500 short and 6,650 long Type 99 rifles were re-chambered under American supervision at the Tokyo arsenal to fire the standard .30-06 Springfield cartridge. Apparently intended for the South Korean "gendarmerie", few rifles appear to have been issued at the end of the war in 1953. These rifles were fitted with lengthened magazine wells and had small notches cut in the top of the receivers to accommodate the .30-06 round's 1/3 inch greater length.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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