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    Arsenal question on my last ditch Arisaka

    My last ditch arisaka type 99 is from the Toyo Kogyo arsenal, or so I think. It has a serial # of 305xx meaning it was just past the halfway point of the 57000 35th series that were ordered at the Toyo Kogyo arsenal. My question would be, is this indeed a Toyo Kogyo Arsenal rifle? I do believe it is a 35 Series rifle. It's the mark beside the Toyo mark that has me confused. Perhaps someone can help confirm the arsenal mark on this series 35 last ditch Arisakaicon. I have read that the 35 th series was manufactured from March 1945 to August 1945 when the factory was bombed.
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    Your rifle is Series 35. The mark to the right of could be a bad strike for the second part of the arsenal indicator or just simply post strike damage

    If you look real hard on your last excellent image , you can see the bars for the second part. That thing in the center of the second could also be an inspectors mark misplaced...
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