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This rifle was used by Japan in World War II from 1939 to 1945. It is a bolt-action rifle firing a 7.7mm caliber bullet, and was designed by Japanese Army Colonel Nariakira Arisaka. It is called the type 99 because it was introduced into service in the Japanese calendar year of 2599, which corresponds to the year 1939. The Type 99 was produced in several versions, and the original standard rifle came with a folding wire monopod intended to improve accuracy in the prone position. It also had a folding rear sight that featured folding horizontal extensions intended for greater accuracy when shooting at aircraft. The monopod and antiaircraft sight extensions were not very effective during the war, so they were eliminated on later rifles. As the war progressed, the quality of manufacture and of the materials it was made of steadily diminished. Despite this, rifles made near the end of the war still shot just as well as the early war rifles. Another feature of the Type 99 was an engraving of the imperial chrysanthemum on top of the rifle receiver. An image of the chrysanthemum flower is a national seal and a crest used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family. It was placed on an item of military equipment to show that it belonged to the emperor, and was used under his authority. When Japanese weapons were surrendered at the end of the war, Japanese soldiers would deface or remove the chrysanthemum. This was done to indicate that the rifle no longer belonged to the Emperor, and also to preserve his honor. U.S. Marines and U.S. Army soldiers returning from the Pacific theater brought these rifles home with them as trophies and souvenirs at the end of the war, so there are many Type 99 rifles available in America. As luck would have it, an early version of this rifle is owned by the Minnesota Wing of the CAF. Our rifle is an early version, complete with monopod, antiaircraft sight, and defaced chrysanthemum.      
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Jim Bass
12/27/2021 09:15:35 am
Im wrighting because i have what i belueve ti be a tyoe 99 it has the mim but it hasnt been defaced.and the old guy i got it from said his uncle shot the snipper holing it.it doesnt have the monopod.dust cover. Or 2.5 scope..but i would like to get a ball park figure of its value.if i had the ammo you could shoot this riffle today
David B Armstrong
12/29/2021 07:15:09 am
I have a number of the 99's as well as their 6.5mm Type 38 counterpart. I have found ammo to be somewhat easy to find. One of my Type 99's and the Type 38 were bring backs from my grandfather who was in Okinawa. As far as value for your 99, without seeing it I would estimate in the 300.00 range. 10/28/2023 09:14:28 am
Nice,My brother,Nam,Dad,WW2,Pearl. Harbour ATTACK,he was on the USS FARRIGUT,$ and later the BLACKHAWK,the FARRIGUT,boiler was out,one ok,as repairing in harbour,out aways,away from main battle grouping,and,ofcourse,not main target,took ALOT of staffing,pop hit slightly,but battle worthy,as he put it.Brother,collected,from some WW1,mostly all main,and many US made weapons,cheaply in the mail he said as a young guy,about 12 to" see ya age."l was privileged to have shot most all general,combat weapons,(general soldier main rifles).From the .303 British,heavy,shorter and l killed deer at seven ,(with all various cal. and weapons,it was a real pleasure,at first,so heavy,and not until 91/2 did l truly handle the .3006 Gerrand,and that l beleive,what?91/2lbs or so,at earlier age,like with JAP, 7.7mm,type 99,all the way across the cow pasture,resting on a cedar tre limb,one time,long shot,looked like a toy in my eye,shooting with bb rifle,but wasnt ofcourse,but that experience helped..Truly taught old style,windage,elevation.l truly understood the "figure eight",taking wind conditions in mind ALLWAYS,and elevation,never left that first setting on sight(lowest 1,000 if l remember correctly,in general,from memory.l dropped that eight point at age age 7 yrs,having shot ,literally by then,a thousand rounds of ammo,divided between the different countries weapons,l still live the .308,even though as you know .3006,main round,main rifle,l know you know much more,most likely,on some calibers,ect..l did make that kill at seven,my great uncle,deep Ozark,cattle man,said from that cedar,by Grandpa's parents land border,to the other side,was said by him,just short of 700 yards,all men ,experienced,brother too,said same,and "one shot, one kill ,l was taught allways,it payed off when l left.The Jap 7.7,was very accurate,as you. know,and with how l was taught,just light ,but could see the does,buck in back,at edge,older men coaching.Then they all became silent,and l did as instructed,not knowing for sure if wind l had for seen,did l correct for enough,a bit windy l remember.But it smacked him down,right behind shoulder a bit,right in zone for proper drop.We used hunting rounds sold at time,but shot the 5,000 brother would get sent ,in packages,they were everywhere,the full metal jacket order ,he knew the skinny,we practiced with all those,different cal.,diff. countries.Still,to this day,l will rely on the .308, M14,long barrel,er version,used in 75 th reg,then the 21,but the M14,albeit not a bolt action,so yardage lost a bit in all,and a 3×9 scope,so rather simple,and fitted for semi,at 800to900 yards,very effective.I bet you shot these,the semi-auto a plus/minus kinda deal,more rounds,but could hit at the yardages l mentioned pretty successfully,if proficient,but the bolt action,like .300 win mag,and many others,awesome.Thankyou for your info on an era with men,our US,general, soldiers,l particularly,think,as all,were incredibly different time period of guys.I respect all heroes fallen,the Valkyrie some thought would come and take'm to warrior heaven.Ofcourse,for me,lm anonymous,and wanna be,my relatives have been in all wars,skirmishes,Revaluation,Spanish,Civil War,all of them and when not,we were all taught patriotism,lts great we own,can buy as legal,non felon men weapons,and in Mo.,he says "stick it",Gov.Parsons,to the Feds,don't come here to attempt to remove,take,harass, the citizens of Mo.Peiple,many view this state backwards,no,ust let the concrete lovers come to mess with the small town,or landowner type mentality of intelligence l have found,woods savvy many,and l could track anything,yes extra trained,yes ,but alot before 171/2,so the men that taught me,with old .36 cal. black powder colt pistol,navy,accurate,oh ya,my uncle carried ALLWAYS,down there,we had panther,skiddish black bear,and ofcourse smaller,pack and non predators.l grew up with them,held no ill will,but we all,were all ways,at all times,armed,with pistols,six shooters,12 bangers,my first was a 12guage,my idea,cheaper ammo,easy to get,why go up,l figured start at the gun l will allways use,my 12 gauge,Mossberg,28"barrel,modified barrel,later,l bought a barrel with twist choke option at end of barrel.A great idea,from improved to tight full.Had same gun ,model 500 pump,guys thought,when about 16,l had a semi-auto,like when dove hunting,ld have rounds,l had bigger hands than most,and l'd shove,rounds in as l went,not abusing my rights or disobeying small game requirements,one in pipe,two in the tube mag,the 500 ,mine had after on top,a slide,thumb perfect placement when up and over,noe,the grandboy,lm proud to sat has it,killed his first deer,slug.Son,didnt listen,do chores extra,long time,get the boy all basics ,the high cal.177 pellet one pump,l like my gamo,preadator,1250 ft per sec,pointed pellets flats good squirell,rabbit,other penetratin.Then a .22,not a semi-ruger,or any semi yet,bullet wasting fun.Train,bolt action,me,an old German made,fir
HERBERT T COOKE
7/23/2022 09:19:03 am
I have Type 99 complete minus bayonet. No rust or pitting, showroom condition! Sling is looking old but the mum is intact. Dad brought it back. Picked the best rifle then dug through the pile of bolts till he found the original. Not fired since the Japs had it! Leave a Reply. |
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