[mnehring]

$5,000 sounds like a low estimate for a Arisaka Type 99, especially if it still has the right markings (most were defaced after the war.)

[Cagey]

I took a look over at Gunbroker.com and found a standard Ariska, but the markings have been defaced.


http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=34663805

[Cagey]

Correction. That rifle still has it's markings.

[Pointblank]

When I was young, my father bought me a Japanese bolt action rifle, I have no idea the model but it was a 7.7 caliber with a very unique windage and elevation system. It still had the "Rising Sun" and numbers intact.
I don't know the value of it but I do know it kicked like piss and a box of shells would break the piggy bank.

[mylife]

(most were defaced after the war.)

Yeah..whats the value of a rifle with the emperors Crysanthymum hallmark?