I have a Arisaka 99 Short, with a barrel serial number from Nagoya series 2. The barrel and the front barrel band have the SAME number.
There isn't a s/n on the bolt, bolt head or the extractor - no ...
I removed the barrel from the stock to see what I thought was a 4-inch dowel in the cleaning rod channel that was partially covering the bottom drain hole. It was removed in pieces since it looked to ...
(Type99 Short) I couldn't get a replica cleaning rod to fit completely into the rod channel. I found that there is a wood dowel that has been place into the channel. See photo. I have no idea why ...