I like the fact that you are actually trying to preserve the rifle as much as possible while you refurbish it. For example, there are lots of people who would just sandblast the metal parts to strip all the original finish off, and then re-blue them. Boiling and carding is the correct way to do it. Same thing for cleaning the wooden parts etc. A method I like to use when repairing worn/loose holes in wooden parts is to wick thin superglue into the holes. It will wick into the pores in the wood and when it cures, it will swell the wood slightly and also strengthen it. You can typically then put your original fasteners back into the same holes. My Arisaka is a mid-war production so looks nicer than the LD ones. It's one of the few of my C&R pieces that I haven't fired, ammo is hard to find and I haven't had the time yet to go through the thing and make sure it's safe.
Hello, my grandfather came home from the war with an Arisaka Type 99 rifle. He was in the Navy and served most notably at Iwo Jima when they put the flag up. I don't know what his role was. But I know he participated in the naval bombardment, but also ended up on land at Iwo Jima, which is where he picked up the rifle. While trying to bring it home, the Navy disabled the rifle. I don't know why they had to disable it for him to take it home. It seems like many people were able to bring back rifle souvenirs without them being disabled. I am not in possession of this rifle yet, but I will be soon. I am the only one in the family that is actually interested in his service time and the history of the world wars. So, I do not know how exactly they disabled the rifle. If you know how the military disabled souvenir rifles brought back by service members back then, please let me know. Also, if you do know, how hard would it be to restore to it's original condition? I believe that they did not remove any parts from the rifle to disable it. I am thinking they must have put some kind of substance in the bolt action to prevent it from operating. The latter is what I am hoping for. I'd rather have everything it came with and deal with the substance rather than having to replace original parts.
@@Ryzot hmm i can think of three possibilities one is they plugged the barrel and welded the receiver if they did this then unfortunately it isn't recoverable second is that they disabled the bolt by removing or breaking the firing pin if they did this then it is recoverable but sourcing a new complete bolt is costly i know this cuz i had to do it for mine you speak of a "substance" if i understand ur comment what ur saying is the bolt is completely unable to move? if so they might have cemented or welded the bolt closed if that's the case then recovery might be impossible i hope for the best in your endeavors and hope this somewhat helps
Sir? I have never seen, an Arisika, taken down this far. Damn! Dane. Mine is not worth this effort. We have talked about mine, and, I offered parts. I will take, film, show you. Others will be bored, you will enjoy. he fact, you took this much time, on A rifle, that, well, is lack luster, is amazing friend. Peace from Kentucky, John.
Brownells makes soft carding wheels you can put in your drill, they make life so much easier and won't scratch the metal. They also sell carding brushes that work great.
To fix buggered up buttpad holes ,I use pieces of 1/8” walnut dowels with wood glue. You can get 1 foot lengths on Ebay. They hold the wood screws real good.
I picked up a M1 carbine that was in a homemade stock. That stock must have 8 Filipino coins set into it. restocked the rifle, but saved the custom stock. Every once in a while, I bring it out and we get a laugh about it.
The Japanese Arsenals had piles of Rejected Stock Blanks that had Issues . Many Cracked or Warped during Production. Your Rifle is one from the Last Year or Less of the War… with Salvaged Pieces cut from the Rejected Stocks to make a Substitute Standard Last Ditch Stock. American Factories saved theirs too just in Case. Many wound up firing Factory Boilers Post War or sold as Sporter Stocks. In Oxford , Maine where Model 1917 Enfield Stocks were made in Two World Wars, Employees cut them up for Firewood for their Stoves… or used them in the Garden for Tomato Stakes. They had around 20,000 Rejected Stocks.
Just picked one of these up myself. It's a Nagoya Series 8 with similar features to yours. The main differences are mine still has a two screw rear swivel and a two piece stock. Interestingly it looks as if someone started carving a hand hold groove into the right side of the stock, but stopped a little into the work. I know a lot of the stocks on these "last ditch" rifles were at one point rejects from the earlier, nicer series. Perhaps my stock was rejected part way through having its hand groove carved out. Couldn't get it apart fulling unfortunately due to the front trigger guard screw being peened in place. I'll take my chances with rust or mold over blowing out the stock by trying to hammer or drill out the peened screw...
Man I freaking love your content, I wish we could meet up, I’m in Georgia too. You could make a video with my Portuguese vergaro Mauser. Not something you see every day and a real tack driver
i got two arisakas yesterday one type 99 and a type 38 unfortunately some genius thought it would be a good idea to remove the magazine assembly out of both of them then take it a step further by removing the safety knob and firing pin out of the 99 fortunately i was able to source parts for the 99 but the 38 is proving a little difficult it still shoots(the 38) but its limited to being a single shot rifle guess u can say it's California complaint
Great content as always brother! Your example is in really nice shape. I commonly see heavy pitting under the wood line and occasionally mold in the stocks ( it really depends on where it’s from/how it’s been stored.) other then that “joyería” in the stock I’d say it’s a solid 8/10 project rifle.
Although I'm working on restoring a sporterized last ditch, I'd honestly pay pretty good for a rope sling last ditch just for the history and "how we got here" appeal... Where did you get your parts anyhow? Last I checked liberty tree ran out of LD stocks and a few other odds and ends.
So you have a Mexican Arisaka!! Lol the real Mexican Arisaka is one of the rarest bolt actions, basically a Type 38 with the Mexican Crest in 7mm Mauser
If you are on the K98k Forum, I am selling a Type 99 bolt stop assembly complete with an ejector in a WTS listing there for $10 + s/h if you are interested.
Always be aware that many Type 99 Arisaka rifles were made to be used in training. These may lack rifling inside the barrel, and may have cast metal receivers. They were made to be used with blanks. Firing a training rifle with modern ammunition can cause serious injury or even death to the shooter.
I bought a no1 mk3 from royal tiger and it has a syrian coin in the buttstock instead of a regular brass button. I have no idea why, how it got there, etc.... It fits perfectly and looks well done. Couldn't find anything on why it would be there. Puzzled as well.
Yet another great video.. I truly enjoy your videos.You are the reason I started my channel.👍👍 Brass wire wheel would work without damaging the metal,. Oven cleaner or stripper would also take off the paint .. Question: Do you use Go gauges and No Go gauges before shooting these old war horses..? The reason I ask is I haven't shot my Enfield No.4 Mk.1 or my M1917 yet and was wondering should I get gauges for them and future old war horses I may purchase . ?
I am aware that some Mexican soldiers fought against the Japanese in the Phillipines. Predominately "201st Squadron". What if it was a Mexican soldier that did that to a battlefield pickup? Pretty damn interesting history right now.
I have a arisaka, but it's literally just a frame and barrel with some parts of the bolt, I got it from my grandpas brother, I really want to restore it myself, I did it with my 1943 mosin nagant I got from a auction. But I don't know where to get the parts for the arisaka. I hope to one day finish it
Missing the ejector. Not extractor. The extractor is what is attached to the bolt. I got those mixed up for a while when I was younger. You can make an ejector with a small piece of flat steel and a file. Won't take long.
7.92x57 / 8mm was German made Ariska's and 6.5x52 Carcano was Italian made Ariska's. Germany made Ariska's using there round for the K98 and Italy made Ariska's using there round for the M91/41 Carcano to aid the Japanese Empire.
I’m getting pretty bad gas blowback on mine, right into my face from the left rear of the gun.It’s not every shot though! I bought some handloads from a local milsurp guy. Im kind of at a loss since it’s intermittent. Any thoughts?? Also those Mexican coins could be silver If older
@@Butterybiscutbase typically I would agree but the guy has a good reputation in the area for obscure milsurp loads. I’ll try some Norma ammo and I hope that was what it was
That bolt has been used and abused. It appears to have been grinding on something, perhaps the work done by the macho at-home gunsmith who inserted the coin in the stock and modified the internals?!
There is a possibility if you can look at the dates on the coin somehow that is that it could be a bring back from a member of the Mexican Air Force which served in the South Pacific from 1942 till the end of the war. the Aztec eagles operated thunderbolts in the South Pacific. Also so that it could be legally possessed in Mexico that is why the magazine follower and Spring were removed to make it a single shot rifle. Since the Mexican military used the mondragon During World War II there is a possibility that this rifle could have been rechambered ambered and 7.5 Swiss, 7 mm mauser or even 8 mm mauser Which were common calibers in Mexico at that time. I'm just saying, I'm pretty sure you've already checked it. I purchase a type 38 rifle that was a bring back by a Dutch citizen from the 2nd World War and his had been rechambered in 6.5 Swedish.
Actually it isn’t a last ditch for the most part, before WW2 and the invasion of china, the rifle was being produced to replace the type 38, but because of the demand of the war effort they began to dramatically oversimplify as much as possible, which it still performed really well when it became late war effort, so by all means not really a last ditch, Japan simply lacked resources, and weren’t able to arm most of their forces with their new main battle rifle, the other forces used the type 38, also side note, they still used the type 22 murata repeating rifle, but never saw active combat and issued to the 3rd branch of the army in fear of a homeland invasion(long story, I recommend you do research on Japanese military organization)
Last ditch Arisakas are fascinating. I love the crudeness of them.
Japan really had a winner with that minimalist aesthetic.
I like the fact that you are actually trying to preserve the rifle as much as possible while you refurbish it. For example, there are lots of people who would just sandblast the metal parts to strip all the original finish off, and then re-blue them. Boiling and carding is the correct way to do it. Same thing for cleaning the wooden parts etc.
A method I like to use when repairing worn/loose holes in wooden parts is to wick thin superglue into the holes. It will wick into the pores in the wood and when it cures, it will swell the wood slightly and also strengthen it. You can typically then put your original fasteners back into the same holes.
My Arisaka is a mid-war production so looks nicer than the LD ones. It's one of the few of my C&R pieces that I haven't fired, ammo is hard to find and I haven't had the time yet to go through the thing and make sure it's safe.
Hello, my grandfather came home from the war with an Arisaka Type 99 rifle. He was in the Navy and served most notably at Iwo Jima when they put the flag up. I don't know what his role was. But I know he participated in the naval bombardment, but also ended up on land at Iwo Jima, which is where he picked up the rifle.
While trying to bring it home, the Navy disabled the rifle. I don't know why they had to disable it for him to take it home. It seems like many people were able to bring back rifle souvenirs without them being disabled.
I am not in possession of this rifle yet, but I will be soon. I am the only one in the family that is actually interested in his service time and the history of the world wars.
So, I do not know how exactly they disabled the rifle. If you know how the military disabled souvenir rifles brought back by service members back then, please let me know.
Also, if you do know, how hard would it be to restore to it's original condition?
I believe that they did not remove any parts from the rifle to disable it. I am thinking they must have put some kind of substance in the bolt action to prevent it from operating. The latter is what I am hoping for. I'd rather have everything it came with and deal with the substance rather than having to replace original parts.
@@Ryzot hmm i can think of three possibilities one is they plugged the barrel and welded the receiver if they did this then unfortunately it isn't recoverable second is that they disabled the bolt by removing or breaking the firing pin if they did this then it is recoverable but sourcing a new complete bolt is costly i know this cuz i had to do it for mine you speak of a "substance" if i understand ur comment what ur saying is the bolt is completely unable to move? if so they might have cemented or welded the bolt closed if that's the case then recovery might be impossible i hope for the best in your endeavors and hope this somewhat helps
It’s extracting fine, you are missing the ejector, not trying to nitpick but don’t want to order the wrong part
Sir? I have never seen, an Arisika, taken down this far. Damn! Dane. Mine is not worth this effort. We have talked about mine, and, I offered parts. I will take, film, show you. Others will be bored, you will enjoy. he fact, you took this much time, on A rifle, that, well, is lack luster, is amazing friend. Peace from Kentucky, John.
Ejectors can be found at places like Sarco or Gun Parts Corp.
Brownells makes soft carding wheels you can put in your drill, they make life so much easier and won't scratch the metal. They also sell carding brushes that work great.
It's the EJECTOR 👍
Toothpicks to fill the oversized nail & screw holes.
To fix buggered up buttpad holes ,I use pieces of 1/8” walnut dowels with wood glue. You can get 1 foot lengths on Ebay. They hold the wood screws real good.
I'm really enjoying your content man, I like the diversity. Restorations, reviews, shooting, it's all great content. Keep it up!
Numrich gun parts has ejector parts if you haven't found any yet. Looks like another $30 in parts though...
Good video and work. The rear barrel band screw has been one of the most difficult parts to source for my own rifle.
Nice video. Just want to mention if someone hasn't already, the part you need is an EJECTOR & not an extractor.
I picked up a M1 carbine that was in a homemade stock. That stock must have 8 Filipino coins set into it. restocked the rifle, but saved the custom stock. Every once in a while, I bring it out and we get a laugh about it.
Filippinos were issued M1 carbines
The Japanese Arsenals had piles of Rejected Stock Blanks that had Issues . Many Cracked or Warped during Production. Your Rifle is one from the Last Year or Less of the War… with Salvaged Pieces cut from the Rejected Stocks to make a Substitute Standard Last Ditch Stock. American Factories saved theirs too just in Case. Many wound up firing Factory Boilers Post War or sold as Sporter Stocks. In Oxford , Maine where Model 1917 Enfield Stocks were made in Two World Wars, Employees cut them up for Firewood for their Stoves… or used them in the Garden for Tomato Stakes. They had around 20,000 Rejected Stocks.
Big frontier metal wool works pretty good without damaging steel or the blueing.
Just picked one of these up myself. It's a Nagoya Series 8 with similar features to yours. The main differences are mine still has a two screw rear swivel and a two piece stock. Interestingly it looks as if someone started carving a hand hold groove into the right side of the stock, but stopped a little into the work. I know a lot of the stocks on these "last ditch" rifles were at one point rejects from the earlier, nicer series. Perhaps my stock was rejected part way through having its hand groove carved out. Couldn't get it apart fulling unfortunately due to the front trigger guard screw being peened in place. I'll take my chances with rust or mold over blowing out the stock by trying to hammer or drill out the peened screw...
Awesome video man
Looking good
Great resto work man! I finally picked up some dies and started reloading for mine.
I believe that really is the only way to shoot these, it’s just impossible to pay six bucks around for 77 Jep
@@AdventureswithaaronB you'd really hate weatherby then 😆
I cut a 45 on the bolt welded and finished out and grooved the stock below it.
Mine has sling swivels but the sling is sewn on.I love those guns.On occasion I get a bottle of Saki.
I have a Type 38,and an early Type 99 and a late one.
Man I freaking love your content, I wish we could meet up, I’m in Georgia too. You could make a video with my Portuguese vergaro Mauser. Not something you see every day and a real tack driver
i got two arisakas yesterday one type 99 and a type 38 unfortunately some genius thought it would be a good idea to remove the magazine assembly out of both of them then take it a step further by removing the safety knob and firing pin out of the 99 fortunately i was able to source parts for the 99 but the 38 is proving a little difficult it still shoots(the 38) but its limited to being a single shot rifle guess u can say it's California complaint
Automobile dot 3 brake fluid will take paint off very easily
The ejector isn't missing. It's stuck to the bottom of the ejector box. It's clearly visible...
Looks great! I love this kind of content.
Great content as always brother! Your example is in really nice shape. I commonly see heavy pitting under the wood line and occasionally mold in the stocks ( it really depends on where it’s from/how it’s been stored.) other then that “joyería” in the stock I’d say it’s a solid 8/10 project rifle.
The Mexican Army had Arisakas. Great Britain, Russia, Brazil and Italy had Versions too. Brazil and Mexico were usually 7mm Variants.
I enjoyed the video and actually learned a bit but would have liked to see a shot of the entire rifle after reconditioning. Good job though.
Very cool looking.
Although I'm working on restoring a sporterized last ditch, I'd honestly pay pretty good for a rope sling last ditch just for the history and "how we got here" appeal...
Where did you get your parts anyhow? Last I checked liberty tree ran out of LD stocks and a few other odds and ends.
So you have a Mexican Arisaka!! Lol the real Mexican Arisaka is one of the rarest bolt actions, basically a Type 38 with the Mexican Crest in 7mm Mauser
Ay yes. The Tio Bubba special
rope hole stocks are just that .rope with a knot and a loop at barrelband
If you are on the K98k Forum, I am selling a Type 99 bolt stop assembly complete with an ejector in a WTS listing there for $10 + s/h if you are interested.
Always be aware that many Type 99 Arisaka rifles were made to be used in training. These may lack rifling inside the barrel, and may have cast metal receivers. They were made to be used with blanks. Firing a training rifle with modern ammunition can cause serious injury or even death to the shooter.
素晴らしい‼️
Love these types of videos
Thanks for the vid
I bought a no1 mk3 from royal tiger and it has a syrian coin in the buttstock instead of a regular brass button. I have no idea why, how it got there, etc.... It fits perfectly and looks well done. Couldn't find anything on why it would be there. Puzzled as well.
Yet another great video..
I truly enjoy your videos.You are the reason I started my channel.👍👍
Brass wire wheel would work without damaging the metal,.
Oven cleaner or stripper would also take off the paint ..
Question: Do you use Go gauges and No Go gauges before shooting these old war horses..?
The reason I ask is I haven't shot my Enfield No.4 Mk.1 or my M1917 yet and was wondering should I get gauges for them and future old war horses I may purchase . ?
I am aware that some Mexican soldiers fought against the Japanese in the Phillipines. Predominately "201st Squadron". What if it was a Mexican soldier that did that to a battlefield pickup? Pretty damn interesting history right now.
where do you get your primers for your 7.7 or are they universal
I have a arisaka, but it's literally just a frame and barrel with some parts of the bolt, I got it from my grandpas brother, I really want to restore it myself, I did it with my 1943 mosin nagant I got from a auction. But I don't know where to get the parts for the arisaka. I hope to one day finish it
Funny had to clean white paint off the outside of my type 38 type i lol it took hours of work to cheap the finish
Missing the ejector. Not extractor. The extractor is what is attached to the bolt. I got those mixed up for a while when I was younger. You can make an ejector with a small piece of flat steel and a file. Won't take long.
I had a sporterized Arisaka
What were the 6.5 type 38 used for? Was there a reason they had 2 different rifles?
They were mainly used in China. They were still issued in huge numbers all throughout the war.
7.92x57 / 8mm was German made Ariska's and 6.5x52 Carcano was Italian made Ariska's. Germany made Ariska's using there round for the K98 and Italy made Ariska's using there round for the M91/41 Carcano to aid the Japanese Empire.
I am currently restoring my mid war type 99 short rifle and I'm having a really hard time finding a stock. Any suggestions?
the last ditches may have actually used a crappy clotheshanger wire instead of screws seeing as they used rope as a sling.
Not extractor. You’re missing the ejector. Also a Mauser ejector should work.
The Mexican coins are SILVER!!!!!!! :)
Something happened to you audio about 2/3 of the way through this video went low?
How do you decock an Arisaka, and keep from dry-firing ?
Push the bolt forward then squeeze the trigger, hold it while you push down the bolt handle,the firing pin will drop.
Those coins lmao! How interchangeable or modifable are Mauser parts for these? Because, man, they are so similar. That mag spring especially.
It’s essentially a modified 1907 export pattern Mauser. Although I don’t think there’s any parts interchangeability.
Are you gonna remove the coins?
Those mexican coins are such an insult to that rifle. Shame.
Shortened the barrel and remounted the front site
I’m getting pretty bad gas blowback on mine, right into my face from the left rear of the gun.It’s not every shot though! I bought some handloads from a local milsurp guy. Im kind of at a loss since it’s intermittent. Any thoughts??
Also those Mexican coins could be silver
If older
They’re handloads that you didn’t load. So it’s probably inconsistent loading in the ammo. Never trust someone else’s reloads.
@@Butterybiscutbase typically I would agree but the guy has a good reputation in the area for obscure milsurp loads. I’ll try some Norma ammo and I hope that was what it was
That bolt has been used and abused. It appears to have been grinding on something, perhaps the work done by the macho at-home gunsmith who inserted the coin in the stock and modified the internals?!
My understanding is the metallurgy is unsafe to fire in a "last ditch" Arisaka. Good luck.
There is a possibility if you can look at the dates on the coin somehow that is that it could be a bring back from a member of the Mexican Air Force which served in the South Pacific from 1942 till the end of the war. the Aztec eagles operated thunderbolts in the South Pacific. Also so that it could be legally possessed in Mexico that is why the magazine follower and Spring were removed to make it a single shot rifle. Since the Mexican military used the mondragon During World War II there is a possibility that this rifle could have been rechambered ambered and 7.5 Swiss, 7 mm mauser or even 8 mm mauser Which were common calibers in Mexico at that time. I'm just saying, I'm pretty sure you've already checked it. I purchase a type 38 rifle that was a bring back by a Dutch citizen from the 2nd World War and his had been rechambered in 6.5 Swedish.
6.5 X 257 Roberts was a Popular Conversion. My Father Served with Ned Roberts and I once owned the first one that he built.
Nice j-o-b removing all the paint.
There's no ejector so does that mean it was a training rifle?
If you can see the year of the Mexican coin and match it with the era of WW2 could be a Mexican decent marine.
Ejector is missing not the extractor.
FYI that follower was likely modified by the Chinese following the war. Not uncommon, and not Bubba 👍🏼
All this work so that you can shoot for five bucks a round
That's an ejector problem not the extractor.
Oh man don't use those carb cleaners or break cleaners indoors.
Watched 9 7 22. sry its a lame comment but i like to know if i watched a video and when lol
If you'd use a drill with a wire wheel it'd take that paint right off. Hoppes is pronounced Hopes not Hippies.
It's extracting not ejecting
toothpicks work wonders
DONOT shoot that unless it has a PROOF MARK on the barrel
u keep calling the ejector a extractor
Ejector, not extractor😂
That type 99 last ditch has to be a very early last ditch because it is less crude than the last ones made.They are supposedly safe to shoot.
Actually it isn’t a last ditch for the most part, before WW2 and the invasion of china, the rifle was being produced to replace the type 38, but because of the demand of the war effort they began to dramatically oversimplify as much as possible, which it still performed really well when it became late war effort, so by all means not really a last ditch, Japan simply lacked resources, and weren’t able to arm most of their forces with their new main battle rifle, the other forces used the type 38, also side note, they still used the type 22 murata repeating rifle, but never saw active combat and issued to the 3rd branch of the army in fear of a homeland invasion(long story, I recommend you do research on Japanese military organization)
1st.
Ejector !!!