S35 Japanesed T99

riceone · Post by **riceone** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:55 am

The 35th series was the last series made at Hiroshima Precture. The production for August 1945 was only about 1200 rifles. This rifle falls in the serial number range of the last day, August 5, 1945. It is in unfired condtion, matching with mum and wood and metal are perfect. riceone.

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Post by **Niner** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:38 am

Thanks for joining us Riceone and thanks for posting the photos.

It looks to be in real good shape. Guess it didn't have time to have a hard military life. Noticed the mum still there and also noticed that it didn't have a dust cover. Do you think it ever had a cover over the reciever or, by that time in the war, do you think they stopped making them as they made short cuts with the "last ditch" rifles in other ways?

riceone · Post by **riceone** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:46 pm

S 35's did not have dust covers. One way you can tell if a rifle ever had a cover is to look in the grooves. If it ever had a cover the blue will show evidence of one being there. I have a 34, 33 and 32 that have not had covers. The 31could have one.

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:20 pm

I saw a late war rifle in a shop here in the UK a few years ago. It had a rope hole stock and a four digit number. I didn't know much about them at the time and sometimes wonder if I had a 12th series rifle in my hands.

Regards

Peter.

riceone · Post by **riceone** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:57 pm

According to MROJ the highest serial number reported on a 12th series is 898. I have a 11th with a four digit serial number and rear sling swivel with a one screw sling swivel. The 11th rope hole I have is in the 97K serial number range. I have a friend that has a 12 and it looks just like a 11 except for the series mark. For a long time I thought a 10th I had was a 12th. If stamped sloppy they are similar to a novic, that I was. riceone.

PeterN2 · Post by **PeterN2** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:07 pm

It is five years since I saw it. I still wish I had taken more notice of the details but it was just a last ditch rifle to me then and I didn't have the MROJ book at the time.

Regards

Peter.

S35 Japanesed T99

S35 Japanesed T99

Now that's a good looking rifle

Dust cover on 35

That is a nice looking rifle.

Rope Hole

It might have been a three digit number