![]() ![]() Also, the rear of the stock had a few worm holes and some decent rot, most likely from being stored barrel up in a humid/wet climate similar to Swiss military rifles that were stored the same way in the snow. The upper handguard was missing and the rear sight was dented. The front tang of the stock has been cut at the rear barrel band and sanded. These clues combined helped me to finally identify it as a "Last Ditch" Type 99 Arisaka that someone started to sporterize. I knew that the biggest giveaway would be the rear peep sight, unprotected front sight, lack of markings and crude stock that it would be some type of late war rifle. I could tell that it was a Mauser-type action so started researching Mauser and Mauser-based rifles. The only thing that looked remotely familiar to me was the bolt design. The journey began with trying to figure out what the rifle was. ![]() (Slapped together for a quick pic mid-cleaning) Sadly I didn't get any before pics before starting this thread. It was covered in rust (although not serious rust), the stock was rough looking and neither he or I could figure out what it was. I recently acquired an arisaka from another member here. ![]()
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