As far as we know....

Model / Caliber / Serial

 

  • Type: Arisaka, late Type 99 (Model of 1941 / "last ditch" style receiver markings).

  • Caliber: 7.7 Japanese

  • Serial: 75538

  • Arsenal markings: Toyo Kogyo stamped on left side of receiver.

  • Chrysanthemum crest (Imperial Seal) is stamped atop the receiver

    Comes with Bayonet: Type 30 Bayonet & Steel Scabbard Tokyo Arsenal Arisaka near mint condition. 

Past owner has a journal entry from his grandfather.  His grandfather had taken this rifle from a Japanese solider who had died, during the Battle of Okinawa. Then shipped it back home with a ton of other gifts for family.