#Type 99 arisaka with mum serial numbers
#Type 99 arisaka with mum full
#Type 99 arisaka with mum series

It was stamped on the barrel or the receiver of all Muratas and Arisakas. You'll also find Arisakas with mum intact - those rifles are most likely battlefield pick ups, or, in this case, came from an arsenal before the Japanese had time to grind off the mum.The pedal chrysanthemum is the Imperial seal of Japan. You'll find lots of Arisakas with the mum ground off - those would be rifles that the Japanese handed over to the Allies. I believe the Japanese government wanted the mum ground off rifles that were being surrendered, as the mum was the representation of the Emporer. Did not matter if you were a boot or an officer. Has anyone else read or heard first hand from a vet of the officer exemption? Is this the source of all the mum versions? Did this only occur in Japan or after the surrender? ALL surrendered Japanese rifles were to have the mums defaced. I have seen statements on mum grinding in various articles and books, but no mention of the exemption for officers. My dad specifically stated on several occasions that only rifles of enlisted men had to have mums ground off, not officers, because this would somehow be disrespectful to the post apocalyptic Japanese mind. The mum, or chrysanthemum, makes the rifle a real artifact and has always intrigued me. The stock suffered most of its damage from my brother and I playing with it when we were kids. It was mailed to his parents house in Yonkers, NY. Dad said it was the finest plywood he had ever seen. They also built rifle shipping boxes out of aviation plywood from huge stacks at the airfield. His squadron employed ex-Japanese soldiers for laundry etc. The bore is excellent and it shoots well. Since he never saw them, possibly they were discarded for home guard duty or perhaps they were removed and recycled to new production of the shorter barreled versions. A long rifle version produced init has all matching numbers, intact mum, winged airplane sights with a chrome lined barrel but no dust cover and monopod. An officer in the Army Air Corp, he arrived at Atsugi with a transport squadron shortly after the surrender.ДЄ squadron detail broke into a nearby arsenal and distributed rifles, pistols, bayonets etc. Not import marked.User Name Remember Me? I have a Type 99 that my dad sent back from Japan.

The Type 99 rifle was a very innovative design for a bolt action rifle, and while it may have been a dated and obsolete design by the standard of the semi auto rifles such as the Garand, it was very well suited for tropical service in harsh jungle conditions and it was a prized Army and USMC war trophy. Although it never fully replaced the 6.5 mm Type 38 rifle In the Japanese Army it was the most commonly encountered rifle outside of the the China Theater. This was the standard early issue 7.7 mm Japanese rifle of the Pacific War.

#Type 99 arisaka with mum serial numbers

Battle captured serial numbers matching Japanese rifles such as this one have always been scarce as most of these rifles were surrendered and mums ground off at the emporer's direction at the close of WWII. Unnamed US Vet captured rifle during the war the receiver mum on this rifle is entirely intact and untouched as made. Bore condition looks very nice about excellent, chrome lined. Small counterbore at the muzzle end of bore apparently done by the Japanese during the war to improve shooting accuracy. Bayonet lug is unmarked and not numbered. All matching serial numbers including receiver, bolt, safety, and firing pin. This is exactly what you are looking for if you want a main line captured in battle Japanese Army rifle.

#Type 99 arisaka with mum full

This is a very early production rifle and has early production original features such as the monopod, chrome lined barrel, full length cleaning rod, and the anti-aircraft sights. Very scarce battle captured rifle and not an ordinary vet bring back rifle.

#Type 99 arisaka with mum series

1/15/19 - Early WW2 production Toyo Kogyo Hiroshima Prefecture 31st Series Japanese Type 99 Service Rifle with all matching serial numbers and full, untouched mum marking on receiver.