Round Type 99 bolt knob

[Anzac15]

Got this sporterized Toyo Kogyo Type 99 in trade today. Too bad it was cut down...full mum and all. But the odd thing about it is the bolt handle knob. Its round, like a Kaiser. Anyone ever seen one like this? It hasn't been ground on, or welded on either. Check it out.

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[Anzac15]

Like a Mauser, not Kaiser.

[Anzac15]

Another angle. Long bent handle as well. Thought maybe it was a Type 97 bolt, not sure.

[aspen80]

I love these discussions.. So much information comes out

Thanks Guys

[Anzac15]

Not a 38...this one is really odd. It looks like a bent straight handle Mauser, but its not..you can see where the number matches at the root and on the extractor.

[Anzac15]

Here's the rifle in question. Not a sporter fan, but this might make a pretty good little coyote rifle.

[Rusty_Old_F250]

My guess would be everything but the knob itself is original steel. You could put the bolt in a 4 jaw chuck and center it so the handle spins on center, turn the original knob down to the diameter of the shank, and then slip a new knob on and silver solder it in place.

Whatever he did, he did a nice job! I’m not usually a fan of sportered arisakas, but this one is a handsome rifle!

Sam

[Doco overboard]

I'm building an amateur sporter 7.7 rifle now out of some dead parts from past endeavors.
I'm impressed by the way the knob was altered just because of the lack of being able to tell how it was done.
To me it looks like it was somehow manufactured that way from an amateur perspective but does have what looks like a lengthened handle section and has been been bent by having heat applied but not sure. I don't see any tool marks which are hard to hide and the grasping ball looks pretty round.
Hard to make an alteration without evidence of how it was worked from a beginners viewpoint. Interesting for sure.
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