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Hello,
This is my most recent buy, a Nagoya series 1 Type 99. Made around 1939 or 1940? All of the numbers match and the mum is present and untouched. Also, it still retains the AA sites. The bore is very bright and the rifling is sharp. What are your opinions on the bolt face? Do you think it has been cleaned or just not fired much? For purposes of illustrating how much better the finish is on my new one, I photographed it next to my older one. Thanks in advance for any opinions.
It looks like it's been well maintained. Nice looker. The sights could use a bit of cleaning to prevent the rust from getting worse. It looks like they may not be original to the rifle. They are not in as nice a condition and the screw heads look damaged.
That is a very nice T99 there. The finish is nice and dark, it is a beauty! I don't think it was shot much by the bolt face.
Thank you both for the input! This did stand out to me as much darker/retaining more metal finish than the vast majority of worn Arisakas that I see. Bill, you think that the bolt face exhibits actual wear? The bore is really excellent so I didn't think it had been fired much, but the bolt face seemed almost too clean. What are some recommendations regarding cleaning the sight?
The bolt faces on the early rifles are often chromed like the bores. So that one is likely fine. Round count? Hard to say.
Good point on the chrome facing. I had forgot about that.
Doesn't look like it needs much, try wiping it down with oil first to see if it's just crud. Then nothing more than a fine steel wool if it's rust and not crud.Quote:
Originally Posted by clarkmilitaria
Awesome rifle! The bolt face looks just like several that I have. I really like the T99s plated bolt face and bore. You scored on that one. It is getting near impossible to find an unmolested T99 with a mum and matching nos. Are the trigger gaurd screws still staked? Extra points if they are--Salt Flat
Try brass wool instead of steel wool. I find it's much less likely to remove blueing, and there are no small pieces of steel left around to rust.
Very nice 99, BTW . . .
I'm not sure about the screws, they look to have been turned to me. Any ideas on a more exact production date of this one? Thanks for all of the replies.
This how the unturned screws should look.:thup:
I think yours have been out.:(
Still a nice bringback, Thank for sharing....Frank:cheers:
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And it is rather odd to me that the stock on yours is blonde as opposed to the reddish I'm used to seeing on T99s. Thanks for posting Frank :thup:
I don;t think the wood looks refinished IMHO. The urushi varnish they used varied in color somewhat. Late war guns, in general, seem to have gotten lighter on average, perhaps the coat was applied less thickly over time, but it's fits a pattern in my opinion.
Yeah, I agree it doesn't look like it has been refinished. I'm so used to seeing the reddish color ;) Even my last ditch is red. Frank, yours looks good blonde! I'm partial to red heads myself ;) :lol: :rofl:
Thanks Bill, I bought the rifle at an estate sale. The Nephew was conducting the sale. His Uncle had passed some time ago and the Aunt had recently passed, no children. The Uncle was never in the Military but had a garage back in the 40's & 50's in a very rural town up here. He would take things on trade and hold items until sevice was paid for. The Nephew thought that the rifle was brought in buy a vet after the war and was held for a set of tires. The rifle sat in a closet until the sale. I was the first one to pick it up and there was a line behind me waiting to see it. I bought it without a haggle $325.00. My lucky day.....Frank:D
P.S. I like the blond look!:cheers:
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That is a beauty! Mum and all. :super: Sorry if already stated, is it matching?
Regarding the stock color, it is very close to 4 early Nagoyas that I have. Most that I encounter have that blonde color. Salt Flat
Toyo Kogyo made Type 99s are known for the reddish hue to the stock finishes, most other manufacturers have the blonder stocks.
I would date a Series One to 1941. From production records we see Nagoya made 101,150 Type 99s from April 1940-March 1941 which would account for all production of No Series and a small part of Series One. From April 1941-March 1942 there were 217,000 Type 99s made, which accounts for all Series One , Series Two, and a small batch of Series Three.
My Series One Type 99 is in similar condition to the OPs. Mine is a Solomon Islands bringback by an RNZAF ground crewman. Even has some battle damage. 100% original and correct Series One features....
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Ummm... I do believe that is a Torimatsu Nagoya fernleaf, not a Toyo Kogyo...
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Originally Posted by Claven2
It sure is.
I mentioned that Toyo Kogyo used the more red stocks in response to someone else mentioning red stocks - I wasn't referring to my rifle...