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Went and shot it today and it worked perfectly. It was pretty cool shooting it with my KAR98k since the Type 99 was made somewhere around June of 1941 and the KAR98k was manufactured in January of...

I picked up a Series 11 Nagoya "last ditch" a couple months ago for $75 and it is also all matching. It came out of a private collection being liquidated by a broker in LA. He initially told me it...

Just fyi, I had a friend who does woodwork look at the stock and he concurred that it had been sanded and refinished. The proofs on the bottom of the stock are barely visible but definitely sanded...

Thanks for the info. That is exactly what I am going to do. It is still a pretty nice piece and we will have fun shooting it. I think you may be right reference being refinished. It has definitely...

I checked the front band bayonet mount and the numbers are basically unreadable (see attached). I'm thinking it is a parts gun, but the wood, metal and bore are all in excellent shape so I will add...

Thanks, that answers a lot of questions. My series 10 Nagoya didn't have any proof stamps for obvious reasons. I have had this rifle apart (the screws were no longer staked indicating it had already...

I just obtained a Series 30 Toyo Kogyo. It is in pretty good shape but unfortunately, the bolt numbers do not match the receiver. I have noticed a significant number of what appear to be proof marks...