These rifles include: The Type 99 Long Rifle, the Type 99 Short Rifle, the Type 99 Carbine, the Type 99 Naval Special, the Type 100 Paratroop Rifle, and the Type 2 Paratroop Rifle. It was a redesign of the Type 38 in a larger caliber, 7.7 Japanese. In the late 1930's the Japanese developed a rifle to compete in 'Modern Warfare'.A shorter model was made called the Type 30 Carbine and a Type 97 Sniper model. It was designed in 1905 over 3,000,000 were made, fired the 6.5mm, feed system 5 rounds. The type 38 Arisaka bolt-action rifle, was the basic infantry weapon of the Japanese Army.Great score and congrats on the rifle! View QuoteAlmost every one I've seen has been molested in some way usually badly(or priced higher than I'm willing to pay). Does it have the cleaning rod? Does it have the metal butt plate? I couldn't tell from the pictures. Yours also looks like one that hasn't been messed with. I want a Type 38 and 99 to add to my collection. I have been watching them and so far I have not bid on any.

It is harder to find a gun with a Mum than one without the Mum. Originally Posted By OlympicArmsFan: If you go to Gunbroker the Type 38 and 99 with intact Mum are bringing some high money right now. Couple boxes factory ammo to get the brass and get the dies and you're gtg. I reload it as it is expensive to buy from the factory. That was a lucky day, only gun I've ever been given. He said you want it, seems to interest you more than me.

He went and got it out, I started talking about it and telling him what is was ect. He overheard me mention guns one day and remembered it was there. I got mine for free from a friend who found it in a crawlspace 20 some odd years ago. I have one with dust cover but looks like a bayonet was used to put an x in the mum.

Arisaka Type 38 Serial Number Lookup LookupĪlso curious as to what you paid.

The series of six numbers on the left side of the receiver is the serial number of the Japanese Arisaka Type 38, which is 749348. Japanese Arisaka Type 38 rifle showing 16-petal chrysanthemum and characters that spell Type 38.