Arisaka Type 99 relic

[BlackCat1982]

Not in the best condition but this is my type 99 Arisaka from the battlefield.

[MAP]

Have you test fired it yet?

An interesting relic. Where was it found?

[zwerge]

Neat relic,but is it not a type 38?....Pete.

[zwerge]

Neat relic,but is it not a type 38?....Pete.

[AZPhil]

I agree with zwerge thoughts of it being a type 38. The stock end cap looks like it a type 38's Semper Fi. Phil

[AndyM35]

I like it. A great relic. There were a few WW1 Lee Enfield’s for sale on eBay but they disappeared pretty quickly. I have a nice relic nose cap from the Western Front in my collection.

[BlackCat1982]

I’ve always thought it was a 99, it was found at Henderson field airstrip on Guadalcanal. I guess you might say that it had one previous careless owner of the IJA.

[AZPhil]

I’ve always thought it was a 99, it was found at Henderson field airstrip on Guadalcanal. I guess you might say that it had one previous careless owner of the IJA.

That had to be a fantastic relic hunt to be on Henderson field. Any pic's of that trip that you would mind sharing?
I would be very interested to see what it looks like now.

Semper Fi
Phil

[MAP]

I’ve always thought it was a 99, it was found at Henderson field airstrip on Guadalcanal. I guess you might say that it had one previous careless owner of the IJA.

I would guess that it could be from the banzai attack....instead of a "careless" owner.

[Anderson]

Stuff decays rapidly in the tropics. I remember a library book I once borrowed in the early 1970s' called "Pacific Battlefields" or something similar. What I mainly remember was the photographs of war relics and the substantial corrosion after less than 30 years.