Finely Got it Arisaka Type 99 carbine

[jangle]

Congratulations on your pick up. Don't sweat the bolt release. It probably has dried grease caked inside and would be sticky.
Your rear sight was not made by the Kokura Arsenal (the AA wings for sure). They are either Nagoya or Toyo-Kogyo production. Would have to see the proofs on the top rear of sight to tell.

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[usabaker]

Don't sweat the bolt release. It probably has dried grease caked inside and would be sticky.
Your rear sight was not made by the Kokura Arsenal (the AA wings for sure). They are either Nagoya or Toyo-Kogyo production. Would have to see the proofs on the top rear of sight to tell.

Jangle, it's pretty obvious the bolt release was messed up, it just kind of flops around, But for other reasons as well, back a few months ago I went with my friend to look at this rifle and it was not like this and you can see from the Ejector Screw he tried to remove it and messed it up. But its an easy fix and I'll get to it when I take the rifle down for a thorough cleaning.\

Took a picture of the markings on the top read of the sight. But, it makes me curious; I know where this rifle came from and its history. So I'm pretty sure that nothing has been changed on it since it came to the US in the 40's. Is there a reason why a Nagoya or Toyo-Kogyo production sight would be on this rifle?