22nd Series Kokura
Late production 22nd series:
The 22nd series generally will follow the same set of features including:
-Dust cover numbered to the rifle's serial number
-A monopod attached to the rear band
-Long style cleaning rod
-Rear sight w/ AA Wings
-Chromed bore and bolt face
One interesting feature of this example of a late numbered rifle in the series is the upside down "6" on the safety and firing pin. This makes these two parts looks as if they are numbered "794" instead of "764". Since these parts were hand stamped, it isn't uncommon to see this on many other examples of Type 99's.
-Dust cover numbered to the rifle's serial number
-A monopod attached to the rear band
-Long style cleaning rod
-Rear sight w/ AA Wings
-Chromed bore and bolt face
One interesting feature of this example of a late numbered rifle in the series is the upside down "6" on the safety and firing pin. This makes these two parts looks as if they are numbered "794" instead of "764". Since these parts were hand stamped, it isn't uncommon to see this on many other examples of Type 99's.
Serial number locations:
Late production 22nd series w/rare cold weather sight lifter:
A few series of Type 99's have been noted with a very rare feature on the rear sight, in the form of a piece of bent sheet metal attached via the screw that helps retain the rear sight slider. It is thought that this is a "cold weather" sight lifter, to assist with raising the rear sight while wearing gloves. These have sometimes been known as "Aleutian sights", though these is no direct provenance to the fighting that took place in Alaska during the war.
These sights are quite fragile, and if you do find an example it is recommended not to raise the sight using this lifter to avoid damage. This example of a sight lifter is on a late production 22nd series Kokura rifle, complete minus the missing dust cover.
These sights are quite fragile, and if you do find an example it is recommended not to raise the sight using this lifter to avoid damage. This example of a sight lifter is on a late production 22nd series Kokura rifle, complete minus the missing dust cover.