Imperial Japanese Arisaka Type 99 Short Rifle, 7.7 Japanese, WWII-Era Sporterized Bolt-Action, 26 Inch Barrel
This WWII-era Imperial Japanese Arsenal Type 99 Short Rifle is a sporterized example chambered in 7.7 Japanese with a 26 inch barrel and a 5-round fixed internal magazine. It shows hallmark GI bring-back traits, including a ground imperial crest, kana series prefix with arsenal symbol, and dust-cover rails. The stock has been professionally cut and fit with an aftermarket ventilated rubber recoil pad, and the numbers are not matched.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Fair - Generally clean, some residue or smudges, slight corrosion.
Bore Rifling: Fair Rifling - Worn rifling, slight loss of definition.
Specific Condition Notes: The rifle remains structurally sound. The metal and wood show scratches and handling marks. There is light rust with scattered pitting. The rifling exhibits minor blemishing. These factors do not affect function.
What's Included
- Imperial Japanese Arsenal Arisaka Type 99 Short Rifle chambered in 7.7 Japanese
Built by the Imperial Japanese Arsenal, this Type 99 Short Rifle retains its core military architecture with a steel receiver, controlled-feed extractor, and the Type 99 rotary rear safety disc. It uses a cock-on-closing bolt action and a 5-round fixed internal magazine with a hinged floorplate. A gas relief port is present on the barrel shank, and the length of pull measures 13 inches.
The rifle is sporterized from its original military configuration. The stock has been cut down with the fore-end shortened, the upper handguard and barrel bands removed, and the bayonet lug/front band deleted. The forward sling point is removed while the left butt sling swivel remains. An aftermarket ventilated rubber recoil pad is installed for added shoulder comfort.
Sighting equipment consists of an unhooded front blade and a tangent rear sight without anti-aircraft wings. Dust-cover rails are present on the receiver. The imperial crest on the receiver ring has been ground, and the rifle bears a kana series character prefix with an arsenal symbol mark consistent with wartime production.
This WWII-era short rifle in 7.7 Japanese exhibits traits commonly seen on GI bring-backs, including the ground crest and absent dust cover. The serial numbers are not matched. Overall, it represents a historically significant platform configured for sporting use while retaining key Type 99 mechanical features.