Very interesting. I have a Type 30 Carbine and a Type 99 that my Uncle brought home from WWII when he was a Marine Fighter mechanic at various Pacific Island airbases. The Type 99 was from an unissued crate and has the Imperial Chrysanthemums intact. The one you showed is a very cool example!
My grandfather bought one of the type 2 when I was around 9 years old.took it to a local machine shop and had it drilled to chamber the 30.06 cartridge.still in the family today and I'm 66.very accurate rifle.
My local gun shop had one on consignment for a while, it was priced at 2,200 at first and then It dropped down a few times and yesterday again at 1,760.. I offered 1,000 even and he accepted!!! I love my local shop, almost all my ww2 firearms are from them.. 😊🎉
The type 2 paratrooper rifle probably saw more action in Hollywood than it did in WWII. Fun fact: This was the rifle Raymond Shaw (Lawrence Harvey) used in the thrilling climax of the 1962 classic, The Manchurian Candidate. In the script, it's referred to as a "Soviet sniper rifle" but it's clearly this rifle.
Would love to see you guys do a "From the Vault" and feature the SPAS12 shotgun or the Desert Eagle. Two guns that everyone has seen in films, but not often seen in person. Thanks!
I have a Type 38 , two Type 99’s , one is a “ last ditch “ rifle . I have shot all three of them . I would like to get a Type 30 , safety hook rifle . I have bought previously 7.7 ammo from Graf & Sons when they had it
I have a Arisaka 100 / 0, paratrooper breakdown. Mine has a pin on the bottom that allows it to breakdown. Has what I believe is the original leather strap with Japanese writing on the strap. Any idea of the value, Ive had it appraised twice with 2 very different figures.
I’ve been trying to get my hands in one of these collectors items but to no avail. I absolutely love the strength of the Type 99 and have built a number of custom rifles in that action converting them to cock in opening and a thumb operated safety. The Type 99 action is ugly as sin but when it comes to strength and the hardening process we can see why the employ of the samurai in hardening steel was an advantage. Thanks for the video.
Agreed but I have found the quality control was severely lacking if you come across one manufactured toward the end of WWll. The last ditch rifles produced are of very poor quality but easily identifiable due to the shortcuts taken in the manufacturing process.
I beg to differ, Sir! A ground off or defaced Mum generally means that the rifle was surrendered, assuming that the soldier had time to do so. Grinding off the mum greatly affects the value of the gun. I have both types in my collection. Thanks for video!
You guys should do a Smythbusters on muzzle device torque specs and if that truly has an effect on accuracy. You have some folks who say they should only be tightened barely more than finger tight, and others (suppressor manufacturers for one) who will say that their muzzle devices should be at about 30-35ft-lbs. Your typical threaded muzzle is 1/2"-5/8" fine thread, made of high grade steel. An equivalent sized bolt would be rated for at least 60-90ft-lbs of torque for a 1/2", and 90-180ft-lbs for 5/8" without any fear of damaging the bolt or stretching the threads. So what gives? Is there really a concern that tightening the muzzle device would "compress" the barrel or some other mysterious thing? I would like to see you guys talk about this.
@@aslob9321 appreciate the response, but it isn’t. You aren’t using a crush washer with a muzzle device that is for a suppressor, or on a muzzle device meant for a precision rifle.
Couldn't find a definitive source, but judging by the fact there are still grooves cut in the receiver for one, they were likely issued with dust covers.
Yeah .. what are they worth ? Have with that still has the mum very defined .. well my friend does .. his mom husband passed and was in his fun cabinet .. don't see a way to insert a picture here .. but the mum is very clear and sharper than most any guns I've found with them . What's the value? Most dealers here don't even know what they are ...
Very interesting. I have a Type 30 Carbine and a Type 99 that my Uncle brought home from WWII when he was a Marine Fighter mechanic at various Pacific Island airbases. The Type 99 was from an unissued crate and has the Imperial Chrysanthemums intact. The one you showed is a very cool example!
do you sell it
My grandfather bought one of the type 2 when I was around 9 years old.took it to a local machine shop and had it drilled to chamber the 30.06 cartridge.still in the family today and I'm 66.very accurate rifle.
My local gun shop had one on consignment for a while, it was priced at 2,200 at first and then It dropped down a few times and yesterday again at 1,760..
I offered 1,000 even and he accepted!!! I love my local shop, almost all my ww2 firearms are from them..
😊🎉
The type 2 paratrooper rifle probably saw more action in Hollywood than it did in WWII. Fun fact: This was the rifle Raymond Shaw (Lawrence Harvey) used in the thrilling climax of the 1962 classic, The Manchurian Candidate. In the script, it's referred to as a "Soviet sniper rifle" but it's clearly this rifle.
This rifle was used in the 1962 movie "The Manchurian Candidate". If was call a "Soviet sniper rifle" in the movie. Excellent movie by the way.
Would love to see you guys do a "From the Vault" and feature the SPAS12 shotgun or the Desert Eagle. Two guns that everyone has seen in films, but not often seen in person. Thanks!
I've only ever seen 1 in my life. If I had the money, I would have bought it.
Nice rifle. Relatively rare variant. I have a Type 99. Nice rifle, but a pain to get ammo for.
I have a Type 38 , two Type 99’s , one is a
“ last ditch “ rifle . I have shot all three of them . I would like to get a Type 30 , safety hook rifle . I have bought previously 7.7 ammo from Graf & Sons when they had it
Beautiful Japanese rifle, would love to have one.
That's cool. I still need a 99, I currently have a 38 Trainer (No rifling or markings)
Very nice. Thank you for sharing
How hard to come by is 7.7 Arisaka ammunition these days? I've hardly ever seen it at Cabela's.
I saw sun at one booth at the gun show a few years back, and it was $40 for 10 rounds or so. Today’s price it would probably be a million a round. Lol
I would love to see a modern Japanese AR 15 or equivalent today.
Lookup the Howa model 20, my friend. You won't be disappointed 👍🏼it is Japan's new service rifle as of about a year ago
You mean the type 89?
@@mn_rifleman no, I mean the newly adopted model 20. Look it up. Much more improved and modular system than the 89
There are Type 64, Type 89 and Type 20, adopted in 1964, 1989, 2020 respectively. Just before the pandemic hit.
I have a Arisaka 100 / 0, paratrooper breakdown. Mine has a pin on the bottom that allows it to breakdown.
Has what I believe is the original leather strap with Japanese writing on the strap. Any idea of the value, Ive had it appraised twice with 2 very different figures.
I've seen a couple over the years and they were converted to 30/06.
There was also an Japanese paratrooper attack against American airbases during the phillipean campaign in 1944.
Mark Felton made a video about it, called "Paratroop Kamikazes".
@@richardstephens5570 admit it you played the Mark Felton theme when you saw this rifle 😂
Ian over at forgotten weapons has a video on the type one i believe. Type 2 much better lock up.
I’ve been trying to get my hands in one of these collectors items but to no avail. I absolutely love the strength of the Type 99 and have built a number of custom rifles in that action converting them to cock in opening and a thumb operated safety. The Type 99 action is ugly as sin but when it comes to strength and the hardening process we can see why the employ of the samurai in hardening steel was an advantage. Thanks for the video.
Agreed but I have found the quality control was severely lacking if you come across one manufactured toward the end of WWll. The last ditch rifles produced are of very poor quality but easily identifiable due to the shortcuts taken in the manufacturing process.
@@onionhead5780 Exactly why I steer clear of late production Type 99 rifles.
what are the dimensions of the D ring for the take down wedge?
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I beg to differ, Sir! A ground off or defaced Mum generally means that the rifle was surrendered, assuming that the soldier had time to do so. Grinding off the mum greatly affects the value of the gun. I have both types in my collection. Thanks for video!
I have a type 2 with a ungrounded mum Whats the value also has cleaning rod and sights everything in extremely good condition
You guys should do a Smythbusters on muzzle device torque specs and if that truly has an effect on accuracy. You have some folks who say they should only be tightened barely more than finger tight, and others (suppressor manufacturers for one) who will say that their muzzle devices should be at about 30-35ft-lbs. Your typical threaded muzzle is 1/2"-5/8" fine thread, made of high grade steel. An equivalent sized bolt would be rated for at least 60-90ft-lbs of torque for a 1/2", and 90-180ft-lbs for 5/8" without any fear of damaging the bolt or stretching the threads. So what gives? Is there really a concern that tightening the muzzle device would "compress" the barrel or some other mysterious thing? I would like to see you guys talk about this.
That lower torque value is due to the use of a crush washer.
@@aslob9321 appreciate the response, but it isn’t. You aren’t using a crush washer with a muzzle device that is for a suppressor, or on a muzzle device meant for a precision rifle.
I looked at the Brownell web wite and could'nt find the gun stand you use in the videos. Can you share the part number and where to get one?
Thanks.
I have one numbers matching cleaning rod and ground mum, I have 20 rounds this is nice no ware chrome barrel, what’s their value.
Isn't this the gun used in the first Dirty Harry (1971) movie on the rooftop by 'Scorpio'
According to the Internet Movie Firearms Database, yes.
Were these issued with the metal dust covers or were they omitted from the design like the folding wire monopod?
Couldn't find a definitive source, but judging by the fact there are still grooves cut in the receiver for one, they were likely issued with dust covers.
Arisaka type 99 here in the phillipines
Yeah .. what are they worth ? Have with that still has the mum very defined .. well my friend does .. his mom husband passed and was in his fun cabinet .. don't see a way to insert a picture here .. but the mum is very clear and sharper than most any guns I've found with them . What's the value? Most dealers here don't even know what they are ...
cool
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I have one very cool gun..
Manchurian candidate rifle
🙂👍☕