WW2. Arisaka 99 Rifle with Bayonet. -- myArmoury.com

P Lingen

Ok Now lets try this. Arisaka 99 Rifle with Bayonet.

Japanese 7.7mm. WW2.

Anyone give me a value on this ???

J. Pav · Posted: Mon 25 Aug, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

Is the Chrysanthemum still stamped into the receiver? Or is it ground off?

Alex Oster · Posted: Mon 25 Aug, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject:

Either way I see them all the time for $100-$200. Unless its got something rare going for it then it could be in the $400 range.
Thats just my Pacific North West observations to date. You results will always vary. Wink

P Lingen · Posted: Mon 25 Aug, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject:

Lin Robinson · Posted: Mon 25 Aug, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

Douglas G. · Posted: Mon 25 Aug, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

I will echo Alex regarding values. I do think they are becomming more "collectable" as a substitute affordable military
rifle as so many others, ie Eddystone 1917's or M1 carbines have gone up so far in price. That being said, if you
find one with the monopod, dust cover, bayonet and especially a correct sling they can be spendy. And having the
Chrysanthemum. I saw some ammo at a recent Gun Show in Portland, Fiocci I believe, and while not cheap it
was new and available. If you're curious, the bars that fold out from the rear sight are for anti-aircraft shooting.

Doug

Russ Thomas · Industry Professional

The bayonet that you show with the rifle, with the straight quillon, is somewhat rarer than the curved quillon variety. Unfortunately, I cannot give any idea as to value as I have been out of collection bayonets for some years. The marks on the lower bayonet, are those of a private ( unidentified ), company based at Kokura, the left hand stamp is the Kokura arsenal stamp. Kokura, and the huge arsenal complex there was, incidentally, the intended target for the atomic bomb dropped at Nagasaki, but they had strict orders to only bomb visually, and Kokura was cloud covered when they arrived over it.

Regards,

Russ

P Lingen · Posted: Tue 26 Aug, 2008 3:00 am Post subject: thanks all

Much more info then I had before,

B. Fulton · Posted: Tue 26 Aug, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject:

If you wish to shoot it, 7.7mm Japanese (similar to .303 British, but not exactly the same if I remember correctly) is not exactly common anymore, check with Old Western Scrounger to see if you can find some. I believe Fiocchi or another Euro manufacturer may do limited runs of it.

These rifles were assembled/made post WW2, quite a few saw service in the Korean War (my brother owns one, given by my uncle, who recieved it from the man who captured it very early in the war. P-51 pilot caught troops in the open on a road, which didn't happen much past the first month or two, strafed them, and apparently landed to pick up intelligence, i.e paperwork/maps, as well as some trophies, had half a dozen rifles and some pistols). His is a postwar assembly rifle, basically "worthless" from collectable standpoint as it's a mix of parts and no chrysanthemum at all (never put on).

The one pictured is a good WW2 example, and some later-war models did not come with the monopod, lead bars, etc. Troops often removed the dust cover, as with the previous Type 38, because it made noise.

Ted Parolari · Posted: Tue 26 Aug, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

The Arisaka was one of the strongest actions ever made. A lot of people bought them and turned them into custom magnum rifles. They are super rifles. I hope you have some luck in finding some ammo to shoot in this old war horse. You might try Shotgun News. I've seen it in there from time to time.

Here are some handy web links for the Arisaka.

http://www.surplusrifle.com/arisaka/index.asp

and

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewforum.php?f=23
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