Sigh..........What a shame....

[AFJuvat]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

Wow impressive info. I will try to get the symbol for you. The butt plate is just tacked on to the stock. Looks really cheap too. The bolt looks like it was quickly welded and no finishing on the bolt or stryker assembly or any place. It shoots will with the fixed peep sights.

I attached a picture of the series symbols, Look at number 8, number 10, and maybe number 12 (unlikely) in the attached picture, and see which one matches your rifle.

Originally Posted by sdmc530

The butt plate is just tacked on to the stock. Looks really cheap too. The bolt looks like it was quickly welded and no finishing on the bolt or stryker assembly or any place. It shoots will with the fixed peep sights.

All of those features were eliminated in an attempt to speed up production and conserve metal. Added a few pictures that compare the early T-99 to the 'Last Ditch' ones.

The T-99 constantly evolved over its production lifetime. The earliest models had a monopod and fold down anti-aircraft wings on the rear sight (pictured in attachments). The intent was that a squad or platoon would fire at the aircraft 'en volley'. It worked fairly decently against Chinese biplanes that flew low and slow, not so much against US aircraft, so they were eliminated in late 1942 - early 1943.

Trivia: The Arisaka T-99 was the first military rifle with a chrome lined barrel. The original intent was to protect the barrel during the island hopping campaigns in a marine environment. This is why the surviving rifles are good shooters given their age. Chrome lining was eliminated by most of the manufacturers sometime in late 1944 - early 1945.

[sdmc530]

Great info. Mine is just like pics on the right the terrible welds. After i get jr to school i am going to figure out the stamping.

Great thread bud!!

[sdmc530]

The best I can make out the symbol on the other side of the serial number is the one that corresponds with the 10 on your chart. Really hard to tell but that looks like it.

On the bayonet the end is ground off so you can't tell. The end of the handle has some numbers but it is so wore that you can tell what they are at all.

[AFJuvat]

Cleaned up all the pieces/parts.

Non-Salvagable:
Receiver (Safety)
Barrel (Cosmetic) Someone used vice grips to remove the barrel, hence why it was loose.

Salvage for use on a Nagoya Series 3.:
Lower stock
Bolt assembly
Rear sight ladder
Buttplate
Upper band/nose for stock.
Lower sling swivel

All of the above were cleaned up and rust blued in preparation to install them
They are currently soaking in oil after bluing. I took a few pictures before bluing, and I'll take a few more after I take the parts out of the oil bath

Spares/available, left in original finish:
Trigger guard
Trigger
Sear
Lower Band
Bolt Release
Ejector
All Action/Receiver screws/springs
Rear sight Tangent.


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[Caleb]

It sucks you couldn't save it but, good try bro.

[DaFadda]

to bad you couldn't restore it, but the parts will be welcomed by others!

[Gatorade]

It's like an organ donor! It will live on through others!

I keep thinking back to the era it was brought here. A wall hangar was only useful as a trophy or a reminder. Most of those GIs had gone through The Great Depression and bringing back a rifle like that would have been a tool to put meat on the table. Cut it or use it in the elements doesn't matter as long as it can function for the purpose. You hear about a lot of Mauser that got the same treatment I think they even have a special name, a "duffel cut" where you cut it so it would fit into your duffle bag.