English: After the war, most all Japanese rifles bearing the Emperial "mum" were de-milled by having these crests ground off. This is a Type 99 Arisaka rifle that was acquired by my grandfather once the war had ended while he was in Japan. The Japanese symbols reading from top to bottom read 99-shiki, signifying this rifle as an Arisaka Type 99.
2007-11-11 18:23 BenDibble 540×720× (105551 bytes) After the war, most all Japanese rifles bearing the Emperial "mum" were de-milled by having these crests ground off.
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