Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
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Japanese "Arisaka" Type 99 7.7 x 58 mm Rifle
Object/Artifact
Cock-on-close bolt action. Left side of receiver is marked with 2010278. Top of receiver is marked with a chrysanthemum. The rifle includes a leather strap.
The Type 99 was produced at nine arsenals both inside and outside Japan between 1939 and 1945. This example appears to be a "long" version, which was produced in a limited run of 38,000 only at Nagoya Arsenal and Toyo Kogyo between summer 1940 and spring 1941. The Type 99 will accept a Type 30 bayonet. It has an effective range of 717 yards with the iron sight, and a maximum range of 3700 yards. The gun uses a 5 round internal box magazine. The intact chrysanthemum marking is unusual, as most were defaced by surrendering Japanese troops to preserve the honor of the Emperor.
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