gftiv Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Jap 96 in good overall shooting condition. Runs flawlessly. Converted to 7.62x39 using kit from Jim Langley. Uses slightly modified AK magazines. Original barrel is not available. Receiver has some light pitting that has been refinished. With Original? Barrel handle and repo flash hider. 4 mags included. This Type 96 was made by Kokura Arsenal which produced the largest number of Type 96s (approximately 22,000 based on available data). The other two manufacturers were Chuo Kogyo (previously Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company) and Mukden Arsenal in Manchuria. This specific Type 96 was made in May of 1941 (based on the Showa date of'16.5' underneath the serial number) and is serialized within the second serial number block range allocated for Kokura production. This gun is C&R. It will transfer straight to your C&R license avoiding one tax stamp and the time of one transfer. Asking price $9,000. Email: gftiv@hotmail.com. Pictures available on request. George T. Edited April 16, 2016 by gftiv Sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMGunslinger Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Jim did the conversion on my 96 as well, took some work to get going but they are nice kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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