Japanese Militaria at Castle-Thunder.com

Interesting that Nagoya would stop so early with monopod while other arsenals kept it going almost to the end. What was the official utility of this. It is two long to be a used for sighting and su ...

What is most common wood used in the stock of the type 99, and from what area or country was it imported. Did the US import any pre-war wood to Japan? Any change that any early rifles were made with ...

I would like to know the progression in time between the features of my Series 1 Nagoya as compared with the Last Ditch products.

Do we know for example the year of cut-off for the Monopod, the an ...

Thanks for the feedback. One of my Uncles was with the 41st Div in the pacific and passed down his scrap book from the war and Japanese occupation. I checked on e-bay and found many similar items o ...

Is there any value in Japanese or Philippine post war paper money?

Does anyone collect these items ?

Interesting side note in "The Pacific" about the marines finding a crate of M-1's and making the comment about the Army (at least in the early battles) always getting the better equipment. ...

A question for the collectors:

Did some arsenals continue to make their bayonets with the hooked guard until the end, or was there a month and year cut off where the only bayonet manufactured had ...

Interesting discussion. You read accounts of US soldiers in the days and hours prior to D-Day sharpening bayonets, but never anytime in a combat zone after that. In my service time I recall it being ...

Just curious as to how the Host came across #5.

Would love to hear the story.

What series of the Type 99 seems to be hardest to come by?

If anyone is in the market for a new case for their short 99 Arisaka, check out Cabella's on line catalog. They have a canvas flap case designed for the 1903 Springfield that is just a perfect fit. ...

I have the three screws on the front band but the top of the stock is under the rear band so that makes it a duffel cut model by your description above.

Hope your foot gets better. Wink

How can you tell if your Type 99 short rifle was duffel cut or not ?

Can someone post photos of an examples of one with and one without a cut?

Are the recessed markings in white something that was added later to highlight them or is it original to manufacture process, a lack of natural wear, or both ?

Very nice.

Problem also resolved here.

The gun smith I took it too really enjoyed working on it. He Hadn't seen a complete Type 99 with all the parts in several years. The shop owner was surprised to ev ...

The same safety button and spring just came out on me today while I was checking around for inspection marks.

I think I will take mine in and have it completely checked out and provide the advice ...