r/Arisaka

Got around to adding a couple more arisaka’s to my collection. I got a matched 27th series Nagoya Type 38 rifle. Fully matched with a mum, sans dust cover. Looks to be in excellent condition. The real win was the Type 30 Carbine. I’d had looked into getting a type 30 for awhile now. I didn’t think I’d be lucky to get a carbine. She’s pretty rough but everything is assembly number matched except all the bolt components, magazine floorplate, Trigger and bottom tang. Otherwise everything else is still original this rifle. Very happy to have these two.

Getting away from how absurdly rare and expensive these things are, they really are just super adorable. WW2 Japan wasn’t a very “Kawaii” place, but this thing is the pinnacle of Kawaii 😂

Picked up this type 38 at a pawnshop today for $350
Gun is majority there and majority matching with a defaced mum. Like the type 99 I just got the bolt housing matched but the knob and firing pin do not match. Rear sight is stuck in that position more than likely due to dirt and debris. Bore is very dark but rifling is crisp. Should clean up great, gonna spend sometime on it today at work. I just ordered a spring and follower. IF ANYONE HAS A SPARE TYPE 38 FLOOR PLATE I NEED IT! Will pay

i recently acquired a type 38, and accidentally removed the safety when i was looking at the bolt

now that ive put it back on im having trouble not only rotating the bolt clockwise after getting it in, but removing the safety, what did i fuck? i push the safety in until i hear a click and then cannot rotate it out

1. The cocking knob on it almost appears to be for a Type 38, but I don’t think they were interchangeable. 2. It has a larger than standard wooden butt pad. You’d think it’s a bubba job but it appears to be Japanese done. Any thoughts on this?

I inherited this rifle from my grandfather. He hated me but when my uncle was getting ready to go due to his third fight with cancer, he thought I should have this and his M1 service weapon. Trying to figure out what I have so I can try to find a bolt, plus whatever else they pulled out of it after the war. My grandfather got it from Japan. He arrived after the war was over.

Bought this for 275 after taxes and fees. Based on the little information online it seems like this rifle is a rope sling variant Nagoya before they switched over to rope holes. Unfortunately I think it was sanded. Mum is also 80-90% removed. Bolt is matching. It also has dust cover grooves. It is the latest rope sling variant I've ever seen with some rope hole variants being less than 1,000 away. If anyone knows more about these guns please tell me. Also what would you value this at?

Yesterday I posted my great-grandpa’s Type 99 at the range and figured I would share these.

On bottom is a 5th series Nagoya 38 carbine, also from my family.

on top is a 34th series TK that was sadly demilled and gifted to me as a kid. i was told the veteran was USN, and demilled it himself so his son could play army with it.

flag and bayonet are also great-grandpa’s bringbacks.

family heirloom 27th Series 99 that was brought back from my great-grandfather’s occupation duty in Tokyo. not technically a “battlefield pickup”, but still a bringback with the accompanying paperwork. defaced mum.

Picking this Type 99 Arisaka up at local gun shop. No mum, AA sights, or bipod. It does have a metal butt plate.

Wondering if anyone can help me out with what I got? Sorry for the crappy pics!

Scooped the rifle at auction for $425. Got into a bidding war for the bayonet and ended up at $325. I feel like overall, pretty solid deal for both. Appears that it’s a Type 38, series 23 with the Mum and dust cover!

I’ve been reloading for a few years now, and always emphasized getting .310-312” projos for my type 99s until this week I decided to try some Hornady .308” 147 grain FMJs for funsies. Turns out, they did pretty well in my Izawa Jukyo, as well as in one of my Type 99 longs. Granted, it’s not guaranteed they’ll work, in some rifles they may even tumble, but it certainly wasn’t expecting them to do better than decent - today they flat out did well. For reference, the FMJ is a 7.65x53mm Argentine transload, the red bullet is 200 grain LCB gas checked, and the pic without a round is the .308 FMJs

Well. I got a sporterized type 99. It looked pretty dang good, none of the metal appeared to be hacked on and I figured i could gather parts over time.

Then I was cleaning it up and noticed something weird about the barrel. Every type 99 photo I see the barrel has kind of a shoulder where it screws into the receiver. Mine does not. Also mine has what looks to be a factory witness mark on the receiver and a new mark on the barrel. Most damning is this crack? On the front end of the receiver. I assume that’s not normal. Anyone have any thoughts on what I’m looking at?

I threw a 308 snap cap in there bc I had one, it won’t chamber on 308. And I’m pretty dang sure 7.7 is longer. Maybe the neck just keeps it from chambering or whatever it may or may not be chambered as is just super short….

Going to take it out of the stock and see how bad it is underneath.

Picked up this matching type 2 from a gunshow with questionable “artwork”

Mum is ground so I don’t think it was done in the field but maybe shortly after by a vet….or maybe a really bored Fudd in 1970. Anyone else see “artwork” like this on Arisakas? Whoever did it had some serious woodworking skills…

Maybe not an Arisaka but it is made in Japan. Decided to get one of these to add to the “Japanese made guns” part of my collection. Came with a bayonet with what I believe is an original frog. The stock also seems to be in very good shape with some nice finish. Interestingly the Cleaning rod lug has been removed and plugged. Really happy to have this one especially with a bayonet.

Got my first Arisaka Rifle today and I quite like it got it for a good price of $750 from legacy collectibles from what I saw on the website it’s a Nagoya Series 22 (I bought a reproduction sling for it)

Buddy is selling me his sporter Arisaka type 99 it’s a 7th series Nagoya. I’m going to get it back to its full configuration but before I spend money on a stock I need to find out of most stocks will work. I know they vary from manufacturer to series but I have heard most are just about all the same minus a few rare variations. Need help so any help with be appreciated.

It’s a 6th series Nagoya, I’m trying to figure out if it’s refinished or not.