![]() The presence of the intact Emperors Chrysanthemum (known as the MUM in collecting & historical circles) indicates a battlefield captured rifle, as all surrendered Japanese rifles had the MUM either ground, scrubbed or somehow defaced at the time of the Japanese surrender. ![]() This rifle has all the hallmarks of being a 'battlefield pickup' war trophy, having been taken home after the war by a US GI. The Nagoya Arsenal was a Japanese state-owned combine of five military industrial facilities located in the various wards of the city of Nagoya. We all know it is practically unheard of for a WW2 Japanese Type 99 to be available in Australia with matching numbers, let alone with the MUM intact, but we have this coming soon.Īvailable records indicate this was made by the Imperial Military Nagoya Arsenal as part of the 5th Series as indicated by the markings on the action. Just arrived from the US is this fully matching numbered Imperial Japanese Arisaka Type 99 chambered in 7.7mm
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