Arisaka Type 99 Rifle Serial Numbers The Arisaka's were also one of the only guns of the era to use in its barrels, rather than the more traditional lands and grooves. Some of the early issue Type 99 rifles were fitted with a folding wire monopod intended to improve accuracy in the prone position. My father was in Pacific Theater in WWII. I inherited his war prise, an Arisaka Type 99, manufactured in Toyo Kogyo Arsenal. It is a series 33, Serial number 33747. Do you have any idea of it’s.
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One of the less common Japanese rifles of the WWII era is the Type I (pronounced “Type Eye”). The Japanese Imperial Army and Navy procured small arms independently of each other, and the Army received priority as the ground war in China escalated. This left the Navy short of rifles and unable to get them from domestic producers, so they turned to Italy. A contract was signed ordering tens of thousands of Type I rifles (the exact quantity is unclear – most sources say 60,000, but the serial number range would suggest more than double that number).
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The rifle was based on a Carcano receiver and bolt, but otherwise configured like a Type 38 Arisaka. For a thorough still-photo comparison between the two rifles, take a look at Teri’s excellent page on the Type I at Nambu World. Diablo 2 lod patch 1.14.