Kokura Type 99 "Last Ditch" Rifle 7.7 Arisaka (04994) AUSTX

SN: 73990 (in series 25). Bolt-action Imperial Japanese military rifle made by Kokura arsenal near the end of World War 2. Standard 26" barrel chambered for 7.7x58mm Arisaka. "Last ditch" pattern rifle with simplified barrel band, sights, rough-turned safety and wood, and wooden buttplate. Bolt handle and firing pin sleeve are numbered "630". Bore is dark with rifling remaining. Mum has been ground.