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[hunterjay]

i just bought a 7.7 Japanese that has been sporterized would like some meor info on this guni have already narrowed the arsenal and series number of the gun but want to find out more like when it was actually made and if it was actually used in any war . any body that can help me with this info will be greatly appreciated .........

[gwsiii]

Welcome to the forum, what is the series and arsenal of your rifle?
A Type 99 (Model of 1939) would have been used in World War II, and like produced between 1940 and 1945 depending on arsenal/series/serial. Be sure to fill out a datasheet (see below) and send to me. Trey
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[hunterjay]

cant get datasheet to come up dont have the right reader but the arsenal is tokyo juki kogyo 37 series and serial number is 33279 any help would be greatly appreciated

[gwsiii]

A subcontractor under supervision of Kokura Arsenal, the 37th Series produced by Tokyo Juki Kogyo would probably have been late 1943, very early 1944 by best estimate. This comes from Lt.Col. Zeigler's 2009 presentation on the Type 99 Rifle and I concur. However, that is all it is, just an educated guess. Production figures surviving today are mostly post war estimates put together by the US Army from interrogation of Arsenal personnel. So until we luck up and locate something with actual production figures (not guestimates, estimates, or wholehearted fabrications) we'll have to be happy with a range that is give or take 6 months to a year of being actually correct.

The 37th series is one of the more interesting, as they began with all early features and continued to a late transition/almost last ditch configuration in the span of about 57,000 pieces.

33279 would be late transition, with non monopod rear band, probably early rear sight without a/a wings attached. Hope this helps. Trey

I can email you an alternate version of the datasheet in .doc format. If you'd like.
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[hunterjay]

thanx for the info.......i only paid 150 for the gun and 100 rounds of shells and from shooting it at the range i got one hell of a deer rifle now i caqn retire my 3030 do u know of a manufacturer in usa that makes amo for the 7.7 i have some from norma but they wont last long

[gwsiii]

You can get ammo 7.7x58 Japanese from grafs, or contact mrnambu directly or bid on some of his ammo auctions on gunbroker.com. I'd personally get it from Mac...You should try a Type 38 next (6.5x50 Japanese), a little less recoil....Good Luck! Trey
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[hunterjay]

ok 1 more question and i stop botherin ya.....i paid 150 for the gun and 100 rounds is that a fair price ............it has been sporterized

[gwsiii]

considering norma ammo is $30 a box of 20, you did fine. While there isn't much collector's value to most sporters, they still $100-$250 depending on how nicely done. Trey
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