Type 99 manufacture date

**BEAR** · 06-09-2019 01:33 PM

For the life of me, I cannot figure out the manufacture dates on Japanese rifles. Their serial numbers completely baffle me.
My wife bought me this Nagoya Arisaka icon

Type 99 for my birthday several years ago and I have done some internet research on the rifle. Then it sat in the safe for years but now I am curious to know the date of manufacture. I tried to look up the reference material on this website but everything is no longer available.
Hopefully, if I show some pictures maybe some of you kind gentleman could help with a date of manufacture.
Sorry about the crappy pictures. I don't like using white as a background but the lighting in my house really sucks.
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**vintage hunter** · 06-10-2019 07:15 AM

Your rifle was likely made in 1939.

**WNO1958** · 06-10-2019 08:09 AM

The arsenal mark is Nagoya. There is no Kana (series number) so it is series 0. It was likely made in 1941 (google arisaka date manaufacture -images) and you will find a chart with dates of manufacture).

Walter

**vintage hunter** · 06-10-2019 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by WNO1958

The arsenal mark is Nagoya. There is no Kana (series number) so it is series 0. It was likely made in 1941 (google arisaka date manaufacture -images) and you will find a chart with dates of manufacture).

Walter

That's just what I did and came up with www.oldmilitarymarkings.com who's chart show that no-series Nagoya Type 99's were produced from 1939-1945 with a s/n range of 0-99999. The op's rifle has a 4 digit s/n in the 3xxx range so based on the information available it was almost certainly made in 1939.
When dealing with non dated Japanese icon

items and a lack of detailed production records a best guess estimate based on a fairly consistent monthly or yearly production figures is about as close as one can come.

**BEAR** · 06-10-2019 09:39 AM

Thank you, gentlemen.

BEAR

**Daan Kemp** · 06-10-2019 12:17 PM

Your wife is definitely a keeper.

**BEAR** · 06-10-2019 06:25 PM

Thanks. 40 years and counting.

BEAR

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