Arisaka Serial Numbers By Year Wikipedia
Arisaka Rifle Serial Numbers
The bolt is the only mismatched part, but it came with the dust cover, and 'wings' on the rear sight ( aircraft sights ? )
The Mum is intact.
from what i can find online, its a Tokyo Juki Kogyo factory built rifle, Series 37 i believe, the character reference online was close to what is stamped on the rifle to the front of the serial number.
serial number is 274XX ( obviously those XX are really numbers but i dont want to list the entire serial number here )
all that i could find for the build date was '1939-1945' which isnt helpful ! its definitely an early war rifle, i just would love to know what year it was made if possible.
thanks in advance for any help or advice !
Never saw an Arisaka stock like that. The serial number normally appears on the left side of the receiver, with the last three digits being stamped on the bolt handle and rear flat surface of the receiver's dust cover. 100,000, according to Honeycutt, running from serial numbers 0 through 99,999. Each series was identified by a small Japanese character (kana) placed within a circle to the left of the serial number. Specific blocks of kana were assigned to each arsenal or manufacturer to use for a specific rifle type. The arsenal mark on Japanese rifles is generally found to the right of the serial number. Many times there is a series number to the left of the serial number. The series numbers were assigned for blocks of rifles to be produced at the arsenals. The serial number is found on the left side of the receiver on most standard rifles. The Arsenal mark on Japanese rifles is generally found to the right of the serial number on the left side of the receiver. Frequently there is a Series designator in a circle preceeding the serial number on the left side of the action. For the life of me, I cannot figure out the manufacture dates on Japanese rifles. Their serial numbers completely baffle me. My wife bought me this Nagoya Arisaka Type 99 for my birthday several years ago and I have done some internet research on the rifle. Then it sat in the safe for years but now I am curious to know the date of manufacture.