Very informative. Thanks for posting these. I recently got my first Arisaka Type 99, and am learning all I can. Question - what type of wood was used on the stocks?
It really depends because they were manufactured in Manchuria (China), Korea and Japan. But what I can tell you in the wood the Japanese stocks are made from is actually poisonous to humans.
Didn't know about that sight attachment. Think it's possible those were issued/attached at the unit level based on operational area rather than a factory add on?
Honestly, it’s really hard to say! There are so few of them and they’re spread over several series and arsenals that something more local/unit based is possible. Maybe someday one with dates and serialized capture papers will come up to tie them to a particular battle/area.
Good vid for sure. I like the editing, which moves us around the gun pretty quick as you're showing us stuff. Of course, you'll have to work on the 'uhm' and 'ah,' but that's the most and extremely common sin of public speaking.
That’s the hardest part, ha! I went into these without notes, mainly going from memory. I think I’ll write some things down I the future to avoid that.
the existence of the screw on all sights could lead one like me to interpret that at some point it was intended that these wouldve been issued in mass to armies operating in some cold weather campaign that never came to be or they never had the material to dedicate to it.
@@chils161 Thanks. Was worried because I couldn't find any information about it. Got my Type 99 from a gun show for $600 but notice that it didn't have any accessories. So I made my mission to make it a complete rifle. Its gonna hurt my bank but I know that I'll be satisfied once I get it to its original state.
This is my favorite channel. Please make more videos!
I have this rifle 1942 Nagoya. Missing the dust cover and bipod but has the full sights and replica sling. I love this gun.
This channel is amazing! Great information and quite an impressive collection. Keep up the outstanding work!
Love these videos and you photos arisakas are my favorite rifles by far and I constantly use your website are a reference when looking for new ones
Really appreciate it! Hopefully people will use this as a resource for finding a nice example of one of these rifles.
Would love to see any new videos, you should start up again!
Thanks much for sharing Conrad you are a big help to me learning about these ‼
Glad to help! Hopefully it’s all useful information.
Very informative. Thanks for posting these. I recently got my first Arisaka Type 99, and am learning all I can. Question - what type of wood was used on the stocks?
It really depends because they were manufactured in Manchuria (China), Korea and Japan. But what I can tell you in the wood the Japanese stocks are made from is actually poisonous to humans.
I'm really liking these videos! Nice and to the point, while giving good information.
Thank you! I don’t want to bore people with too much info, but at least show what to look for when finding an example from each series.
Didn't know about that sight attachment. Think it's possible those were issued/attached at the unit level based on operational area rather than a factory add on?
Honestly, it’s really hard to say! There are so few of them and they’re spread over several series and arsenals that something more local/unit based is possible. Maybe someday one with dates and serialized capture papers will come up to tie them to a particular battle/area.
Good vid for sure. I like the editing, which moves us around the gun pretty quick as you're showing us stuff. Of course, you'll have to work on the 'uhm' and 'ah,' but that's the most and extremely common sin of public speaking.
That’s the hardest part, ha! I went into these without notes, mainly going from memory. I think I’ll write some things down I the future to avoid that.
What is the difference between the Nagoya and the arisaka
Nagoya is a name of the manufacturer who produced the Arisaka.
My 8th series still has front sight protectors
Yup, that’s a known variant! When I get to the 8th series I’ll bring that one up, but unfortunately I don’t own that variant myself anymore.
the existence of the screw on all sights could lead one like me to interpret that at some point it was intended that these wouldve been issued in mass to armies operating in some cold weather campaign that never came to be or they never had the material to dedicate to it.
So I have a Kokura Arsenal Type 99 series 21. Will it have all the bells and whistles or will it have some missing accessories?
Yes, the 21st series would have been one of the original Kokura series to have complete rifles.
@@chils161 Thanks. Was worried because I couldn't find any information about it. Got my Type 99 from a gun show for $600 but notice that it didn't have any accessories. So I made my mission to make it a complete rifle. Its gonna hurt my bank but I know that I'll be satisfied once I get it to its original state.
I just picked up a 1st Series Nagoya rifle today at my LGS, and it's definitely not as nice as yours. Also our serial numbers are only 3000 apart