Original WWII Japanese Type 99 Arisaka Rifle Rubberized Canvas Jungle Sling British Militaria above serial number 1167438

above serial number 1167438

Individual soldiers of Kansas and Missouri purchased an unknown number of these rifles

and on the front of the trigger group

with stock inspection in the same fiscal year

named on the rim

Original WWII Japanese Type 99 Arisaka Rifle Rubberized Canvas Jungle Sling British Militaria above serial number 1167438Original Item: Only One Available. WWII Japanese Sling for the Japanese Type 99 Arisaka Service Rifle. The Japanese began looking for a solution for the deterioration of their leather equipment used by their soldiers in the Tropics. The Japanese developed Rubberized equipment, which was to replace the earlier leather gear which would rot away in the jungles of the Pacific. In addition, these rubber coated canvas items would also assist the Japanese