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April 13th, 2013, 09:29 AM #1Junior Member
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Anyone familiar with the Arisaka Rifle???
I'm currently restoring a type 99 Japanese Arisaka. There was an aftermarket peep sight installed inwhich the stock was cut away. Does anyone know what type of wood was used on the Arisaka stocks??? I would like to restore with rifle with all original parts/materials if possible.
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April 13th, 2013, 06:11 PM #2Member
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Re: Anyone familiar with the Arisaka Rifle???
The Arisaka stock is made of either beech, walnut, or katsura.
The finish is something called Urushi, which is derived from the sap of a kind of Sumac tree; the poison-variety sumac. Try to avoid sanding this finish as it may lead to you having a reaction to it, and the airborne dust can give you a poison ivy-like reaction in your throat and lungs.
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April 13th, 2013, 06:28 PM #3
Re: Anyone familiar with the Arisaka Rifle???
My fathers was walnut with some tacky finish. Thanks for the info on what made the finish that way.
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April 15th, 2013, 10:18 AM #4Senior Member
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Re: Anyone familiar with the Arisaka Rifle???
Numrich Arms has replica Japanese stocks for these. If you want an unpatched set to replace yours.
They cost about $140 for the complete set (stock and hand guard), but, if your desire is military correct, with no "patch work" Then I'd look into a set.
These are NOT origanal military "take offs", but are replicas. made of teak wood.
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