Rifle
Production date
Early 1940s
Description
A bolt action 7.7mm calibre Arisaka Type 99 rifle which is fitted with a folding anti- aircraft site and a hinged wire monopod (stand). " 57635 " is stamped on the receiver along with a manufacturing symbol. The rifle is fitted with a heavy canvas shoulder strap and a chrysanthemum symbol is marked on the top of the receiver. It comes with a removable bolt cover and the bolt is currently not fitted.
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Object detail
Discussing the same incident in a Taranaki Daily News article in 2007, Mr Dunlop remembered the Japanese solider took off "like an All Black winger".
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