SOLD SCARCE 32rd SERIES TOYO KOGYO MADE TYPE 99 ARISAKA 7.7mm RIFLE, WITH SLING & MATCHING DUSTCOVER!

In mint, all matching condition down to the dust cover &  with a scarce $400 sling still attached as brought back, we have a rare and extremely desirable Toyo Kogyo, 32rd series Arisaka Type 99 Rifle.    Completely matching and with a mint bore, this is an extremely desirable rifle for the serious collector. The 32nd series is mostly comprised of rifles that were of the mid -war variation but this is one of the very early examples that had all the early production features making it highly desirable to collectors. Toyo Kogyo rifles were manufactured in Hiroshima and are much rarer than Kokura or Nagoya made examples.  

The Type 99  was the standard 7.7 m/m Japanese rifle of the Pacific War.  Although it never fully replaced the 6.5 m/m Type 38 rifle in the Japanese Army it was the most commonly encountered rifle outside of the the China Theater after 1942.  This is a very early production rifle and has all of the early features such as the monopod and the antiaircraft craft sights.  This is exactly what you are looking for if you want a main line Japanese Army battle rifle.  Of course you never have to worry about a bad bore on one of these rifles as the bore was chrome plated.  The Type 99 rifle was a very innovative design for a bolt action rifle, and while it may have been a dated and obsolete design by the standard of the semi auto rifles such as the Garand, it was very well suited for tropical service in harsh jungle conditions and it was a prized war trophy.  This is a real find, you never see these early rifles especially an exceptional specimen such as this!!!