134-135), the experiences of the airborne attack on Palembang in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, February 13-15, 1942 may have provided the impetus for the Japanese to get serious about paratroop weapons. According to the Fred Honeycutt book Military Rifles of Japan, (pp. The Japanese did not make very extensive use of paratroopers and development of specialized weapons for them also lagged. The barrel is 649mm (25-1/16') when measured as required by Canadian law (rod down the barrel with the bolt closed).

Immediately below is a view of the left side. The gun is all matching, and although the 'mum' has been ground, it appears to be in unissued condition. These are shown further down the page together with a brief summary of the soldier's story. It came with the 'bring back' document and a few other items that he brought back. I was very lucky to acquire this rifle in late 2008 from the daughter of the U.S. By this system, the Western year 1942 when the gun was adopted was 2602, with the 'two' becoming the model designation. The model designation comes from the year based on the Japanese system that counted from the date of the mythological founding of the Japanese Empire by Emperor Jimmu in 660 B.C. more than a few hundred), and even it is rare, with only about 21,200 known to have been produced. The Type 2 is the only paratroop rifle that was produced in any real quantity (i.e. The Japanese experimented with several versions of paratroop rifles, including ones with folding stocks and an interrupted thread-style take-down before settling on this one, which has a screw-in wedge that holds the two halves together (the system will be described in great detail below with close-up photos). It fires the 7.7mm X 58 Arisaka cartridge. Japanese Rifles of World War II, Duncan O.The Type 2 Paratroop rifle is basically a take-down version of the Type 99 Arisaka rifle.

Reloading and Shooting the Japanese Type 99 Rifle: Part 1 by R. Reloading and Shooting the Type 99 Japanese Rifle: Part 2 - Huber Type 99 Trigger Replacement by R. S&K Scout Scope Mount for the Type 99 by R. You may not sell the materials found on this website. You may make copies of the materials available through this website, solely for your personal, noncommercial use, and only if you preserve any copyright or other notices contained in or associated with them. Information received through this website may be displayed and printed for your personal, noncommercial use only. These materials are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Kreca)Д¬opyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 В© TENNESSEE GUN PARTSДЄll material on web pages under the domains, , or, and CD-ROMS produced by, unless otherwise stated, are the property of Tennessee Gun Parts. An unconfirmed tale has it that General Douglas MacArthur at war's end also ordered the chrysanthemum markings removed from scores of captured Japanese rifles as part of the process of de-deifying the Emperor. The Japanese ideographs on the rifle receiver ring below the chrysanthemum in the photo translate as '99 Type.' Many of chrysanthemum markings were ground off the rifles by surrendering Japanese troops because it was considered a disgrace to hand over a rifle was considered the property of the Emperor. Check with a qualified gunsmith if unsure. The later (1943-45) rifles are often identified as having a fixed notch rear sight instead of the customary folding/sliding leaf sight, no provision for attaching a sliding bolt cover or monopod or mounting an under barrel cleaning rod and the lack of a chrome-plated bore. Later versions of the Type 99 may be unsafe to shoot as the quality of the metallurgy began to decline sharply after 1942. The monopod and bolt cover were usually dispensed with in battle. Below is an example of one that escaped being defaced.Д«oth the Long and Short Rifles were fitted with a sliding bolt cover (which traveled in narrow grooves cut in either side of the receiver as the bolt was worked) and a folding wire monopod pinned into a T-shaped block on the lower band. The sixteen petal mum is the imperial symbol of the Japanese Emperor. The Type 99 is a variation of the Mauser design and early production models have probably one of the strongest receiver/action of any military bolt action rifles.ДЄt the end of WWII the chrysanthemum (mum) markings on the receivers of surrendered Japanese rifles were removed. It was the replacement of the Type 38 rifle and was the primary Japanese battle rifle until their surrender to Allied forces in 1945. The Japanese Arisaka Type 99 Rifle, manufactured 1939 to 1945 in the Tokyo and Nagoya Arsenals, Japan. Collecting and Shooting the Arisaka Type 99 Rifle

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