9th Series Izawa Jyuko
Early 9th Series (1):
Notable features of this early 9th series Izawa:
-Stock is a reused or rejected early Nagoya stock. Note the straight stock splice angle found on Nagoya rifles from the 3rd series and earlier. The stock is drilled for both a long and short screw in cleaning rod, but neither is installed. Instead small wooden blocks fill in these spots. The bottom drain hole is also filled in with a wooden plug
-Rear sight has no provisions for AA sights
-Safety is the early, knurled style
-Rifle is correct without a dust cover, as is the rest of the series
-Stock is a reused or rejected early Nagoya stock. Note the straight stock splice angle found on Nagoya rifles from the 3rd series and earlier. The stock is drilled for both a long and short screw in cleaning rod, but neither is installed. Instead small wooden blocks fill in these spots. The bottom drain hole is also filled in with a wooden plug
-Rear sight has no provisions for AA sights
-Safety is the early, knurled style
-Rifle is correct without a dust cover, as is the rest of the series
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Early 9th Series (2):
Notable features of this early 9th series Izawa:
-Stock is a reused or rejected early Nagoya stock. Note the straight stock splice angle found on Nagoya rifles from the 3rd series and earlier. The stock is drilled for both a long and short screw in cleaning rod, but neither is installed. Instead small wooden blocks fill in these spots. The bottom drain hole is also filled in with a wooden plug. This stock is not drilled for a side drain hole, an odd feature to see on a stock with an early straight splice.
-Rear sight has no provisions for AA sights
-Safety is the a smooth weld, which is occasionally seen on these Izawa 9th series rifles
-Rifle is correct without a dust cover, as is the rest of the series
-No faceplate is installed on the front barrel band, which is correct for the rifle
-This example has fractional numbers painted on the butt stock, the true meaning of which is unknown
-Stock is a reused or rejected early Nagoya stock. Note the straight stock splice angle found on Nagoya rifles from the 3rd series and earlier. The stock is drilled for both a long and short screw in cleaning rod, but neither is installed. Instead small wooden blocks fill in these spots. The bottom drain hole is also filled in with a wooden plug. This stock is not drilled for a side drain hole, an odd feature to see on a stock with an early straight splice.
-Rear sight has no provisions for AA sights
-Safety is the a smooth weld, which is occasionally seen on these Izawa 9th series rifles
-Rifle is correct without a dust cover, as is the rest of the series
-No faceplate is installed on the front barrel band, which is correct for the rifle
-This example has fractional numbers painted on the butt stock, the true meaning of which is unknown
Serial number locations:
Mid production 9th Series:
Some important features to note on this mid production 9th series Izawa:
-The rifle is now in "Last Ditch" pattern. However, it uses a full length hand guard that goes all the way from the rear sight to the front barrel band. This is generally only found on 9th series Izawa rifles.
-The stock is still an earlier pattern, with a 2 screw rear sling swivel. The front of the stock is drilled for a screw in cleaning rod, but a small wooden plug is installed. No faceplate is installed on the front barrel band, which is correct for the rifle. The bottom drain hole is also plugged with a small piece of wood
-"Type 99" text is now missing from the receiver
-Safety has switched to a rough weld style
-Bolt body is now the late war cylindrical style, with the short extractor that appears in the 7th series from Nagoya
-Rear barrel band is now solid, not the split type
-The rifle is now in "Last Ditch" pattern. However, it uses a full length hand guard that goes all the way from the rear sight to the front barrel band. This is generally only found on 9th series Izawa rifles.
-The stock is still an earlier pattern, with a 2 screw rear sling swivel. The front of the stock is drilled for a screw in cleaning rod, but a small wooden plug is installed. No faceplate is installed on the front barrel band, which is correct for the rifle. The bottom drain hole is also plugged with a small piece of wood
-"Type 99" text is now missing from the receiver
-Safety has switched to a rough weld style
-Bolt body is now the late war cylindrical style, with the short extractor that appears in the 7th series from Nagoya
-Rear barrel band is now solid, not the split type
Serial number locations:
Late 9th series:
This is a much later 9th series Izawa, and has several different features from the previously discussed example:
-This rifle uses a 1 screw front barrel band, unique to these late 9th series rifles
-The stock has no evidence of drilling for a cleaning rod. Like the previous rifle is also has no face plate installed into the front band
-A wooden butt plate is now being used instead of a metal example
-This rifle uses a 1 screw front barrel band, unique to these late 9th series rifles
-The stock has no evidence of drilling for a cleaning rod. Like the previous rifle is also has no face plate installed into the front band
-A wooden butt plate is now being used instead of a metal example
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Very late production 9th Series:
The very late examples of the 9th series are basically the same as the previously discussed example. This particular rifle is one of the latest recorded examples, as only some 21,000 rifles are thought to have been produced from this series.
They still have the unique long style hand guard with the fixed rear sight, single screw front barrel band, 2 screw rear sling swivel, and a solid rear barrel band.
The big difference is that the receiver is now lacking dust cover grooves. This would seem to imply that Izawa was making rifles around the same time as the production of the late 11th series and incomplete 12th series Nagoya rifles, as Nagoya provided the receivers for theses subcontractors of Type 99s. That would seem to date the production of these late Izawa rifles to sometime in the spring or early summer of 1945.
Unfortunately the bolt on this example is mismatched, but it would have matched the same way as the previously discussed late war example. The thin, light finish on the stock of this rifle is also correct compared to other examples from late in this series.
Photos provided by Gunboards forum member "shockme77".
They still have the unique long style hand guard with the fixed rear sight, single screw front barrel band, 2 screw rear sling swivel, and a solid rear barrel band.
The big difference is that the receiver is now lacking dust cover grooves. This would seem to imply that Izawa was making rifles around the same time as the production of the late 11th series and incomplete 12th series Nagoya rifles, as Nagoya provided the receivers for theses subcontractors of Type 99s. That would seem to date the production of these late Izawa rifles to sometime in the spring or early summer of 1945.
Unfortunately the bolt on this example is mismatched, but it would have matched the same way as the previously discussed late war example. The thin, light finish on the stock of this rifle is also correct compared to other examples from late in this series.
Photos provided by Gunboards forum member "shockme77".