+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Jap Takedown Type 99

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    FREE MEMBER
    NO Posting or PM's Allowed
    sheriff dudley's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Last On
    10-22-2015 @ 09:27 PM
    Location
    bradford mass
    Posts
    5
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    07:03 PM

    Exclamation Jap Takedown Type 99

    Hi this is my first post on this Forum, and i need some info on this Arisakaicon Takedown
    i only have owned this rifle for 12Hours and had to leave to come here to florida for a couple of months so i just oiled it up threw it in the safe and left, BUT my question is
    are not ALL type 99s suposed to have a CROME BORE ??the rifle was found in a barn
    in Mass and evidently its been in there for 60+ years alot of surfice rust "light" but my
    concern is i could hardly se through the bore it looks like someone shot blanks through
    it and never cleaned it?? but i have not had time to run a brush through it, i hope the
    bore cleans up cause it has the MUM/DustCover/airCraft leads ! and i think the outside should cleanup fairly good i understand its a paratrooper model? i didn,t know the Japs
    had Paratroopers??
    I Would appreciate any Info. thanks Sheriff Dudley
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #2
    Senior Moderator
    (Milsurp Forums)
    Bill Hollinger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    Today @ 01:11 PM
    Location
    Pacific Northwest, Oregon
    Posts
    6,059
    Real Name
    Bill Hollinger
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    04:03 PM
    I would think it is chrome lined. I think the chrome lining was dropped as the war churned on and into the last ditch models.
    Bill Hollinger

    "We're surrounded, that simplifies our problem!"

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #3
    FREE MEMBER
    NO Posting or PM's Allowed
    Midmichigun's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Last On
    01-10-2017 @ 10:06 PM
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    459
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    06:03 PM
    SD,
    Quick and dirty statement stolen from Wikipedia, which sums it up nicely:
    "The Type 99 was produced in four versions, the regular issue Type 99 Short Rifle, the Type 99 Long Rifle (a limited production variant), takedown Type 2 Paratroop Rifle, and the Sniper Rifle Type 99. The standard rifle also came with a wire monopod and an anti-aircraft sighting device. The Type 99 was the first mass-produced infantry rifle to have a chrome-lined bore to ease cleaning. All of these features were abandoned by the middle of the Second World War."
    I am sure experts can nail it down more specifically.

    And yes, the Japaneseicon did have paratroopers...
    Another quick and dirty statement stolen from Wikipedia: Japanese marine paratroopers of World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    So congrats on your rifle! We look forward to pictures.
    I am sure the experts will weigh in with comments that are more helpful. I have never held one, and have only seen a few.

+ Reply to Thread

Similar Threads

  1. Type 38 and Type 99 Rifle/Ammo Questions
    By masterdiver330 in forum Japanese Rifles
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 03-31-2011, 07:10 PM
  2. derf's nambu type 14 pistol and type 99 7.7 arisaka
    By DERF in forum Japanese Rifles
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 07-19-2010, 09:10 PM
  3. Type 99 Long Rifle; What Type Of Wood?
    By kar98k in forum Japanese Rifles
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 06-17-2010, 10:32 PM
  4. SG Type 2A and Type 3 Mag Catches
    By Greg V in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 03-02-2010, 12:01 PM
  5. Type 2 barrel band vs. cutdown type 3
    By carolinashooter in forum M1/M2 Carbine
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 09-16-2009, 09:42 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts