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Thanks for posting the photos. Great pickup for sure. I believe that highest known serial number is 8232, so it is relatively rare bird. Your rifle is scarce enough that the defaced mum does not matter much. Don Schlickman makes the correct AA wings and even the correct repo monopod if you are interested.

Frank

 

It has a nice battle worn look they really went crazy with the grinder but that doesn’t matter much to me personally.

 

This is interesting, the bayonet had a different arsenal marking but someone stamped it with 76. That matches the gun serial number.

Best photo I could get. I may try again in daylight. The 6 looks a little sketchy. The camera did not pick it up

 

First, that’s a great, hard to find rifle. Awesome grab! Second, the markings on that bayonet are quite interesting, can you take clearer pics of the inspection marking on the back of the crossgaurd, the pommel from the rear showing all markings, and the top of the tang? Would appreciate it.

Congrats on the Nagoya long 99!

 

Absolutely. I will try and do better tomorrow in day light and edit any pics I get into this post #7.

Best as I can do:

Same pic

Nothing else here:

 

Adding a Nagoya Long rifle is always a good day. Toyo Kogyo made almost 4 times as many as Nagoya. Since a vast majority of long rifle mums are defaced, it’s easy to overlook.

If you go hunting for parts, there is a difference between long and short rifle AA arms. Long rifles arms a fatter, slightly shorter and notched on top/bottom. Long rifle monopods are also different, a little longer and different spring setup for the bottom sling swivel.

 

Long rifle monopods are also different, a little longer and different spring setup for the bottom sling swivel.

Something I haven't had the chance to compare in person myself, but are the 97 Nagoya monopods the same length as the 99 long ones?

 

ooh that's funky! Share some pics of that one!

 

First off, great example of a Type 99 long!

As you and others have stated, while a mum would be great. Given the scarcity, it would not be a deciding factor at all.

 

Holy crap, that's a nice Type 99 long, congrats on picking it up! Also, I thought you stole my rifle for a quick second when I saw the serial number, my rifle is 9 away from yours!

 

I was looking at purchase of either an old(miss match number) or a new(repro) dust cover and read the 99 long rifle used a longer dust cover than the 99 short rifle. I think that is the same length as the 38 dust cover. Is that right? The underside of the 38 cover has a tab that is not used on the 99 short covers. Did the 99 long rifle and 38 use the same dust cover?

 

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure the 99 long/short rifle used the same dust cover, different from the longer Type 38 cover.

As there are always exceptions to Japanese rifles, a few early Type 99 long rifle dust covers had a support guide like the Type 38 but was eliminated very early.

 

I cannot find the reference to 6" (or was it 6 1/4) long 99 covers but I did find this older Gun Boards post:

diss0lutus

From left to right, late Type 38, "early" Type 38 (which covers the majority of production), and Type 99. Note that there are some reallllllly late Type 38s that lack the bracket and some reallllllly early Type 99 long rifle dust covers that have the bracket. That probably has to do with the fact that the early Type 99 longs started production in 1940, while the last Type 38s rolled out in 1942.

Here on Gun Boards:

Arisaka Dust Cover Differences ? | Gunboards Forums

 

This was also posted on Gun Boards, without comment but implied oldest on top to newest bottom:

Posted here:
Dust covers | Gunboards Forums

 

Reproduction 99 covers, do not look right.

So, thinking a miss match late type 38 might look more the part.

 

I decide to go with a late style 38, miss match number dust cover. The finish matches up pretty good.

I ordered repro monopod from Sarco. Probably a waste of money but I wanted a couple other items so worked out no extra shipping for low cost repro.

I plan to talk with Don about repro wings after i get a look at that Sarco monopod.

 

Type 38 dust covers are slightly longer than 99 and often will jam up against the wood on a 99. Those repro monopods are modeled after the short rifle and are also different.