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This Series 35 T99 was made August 5, 1945. Does not have a scratch, dent or scrape on it. Has mum and all matching. It is 63 years old today. riceone

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....HAPPY BIRTHDAY...!!! ....may we all look as good at that age... -.......ooops... or older... ...it should be housed in a museum-although its already in a well taken care of state in your personal one
.....thats almost hard to really grasp the reality of-you know it is,but time is such an enigma....can be sooooooooo long-yet so short....and its all based on your perspective...really forces ones mind to open its narrow window of reference... ...................oooooooh-I'm gettin' philosophical...!!!


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....Naj puška govori!....
.............deplorable typical "bitter clinger"....

My only brother was born August 5, 1920, he died about 5 years ago. Talked to his son just a little while ago. Time does fly. I remember the war very well. I was 11 when it ended. I can remember grown folks talking. Course there was no TV and I don't think we even had a radio during that time. But I remember the boys coming home.

I would like to know how that rifle got out of that arsenal without being ground, and how it has been kept in such good shape all these years before I got it. I got it off auction from Jack The Dog. I have am old vetran friend that brought a carbine back from that arsenal and it was new but they ground it before he got it. Roy

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depending on where it was over the next week of its life it may be experiencing a "half life" ,

nice rifle , sorry to hear your brother is gone so soon ,

i would love to know where that rifle hasa been all these years

Very nice rifle!!!

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There was an article about the last rifles made at the T-K arsenal at Hiroshima by Stan Zielinski in Banzai in the October or before issue of Banzia. I received this rifle October 23, 2006 and part of the reason I bought it was I knew by the serial number what it was because of the article. I have forgotten most of the details but I posted this over on Gunboards and they are questioning my dating methord. I have written to Stan to see if he will read and post a reply as I talked with him when I got it. If I get an answer I will post it here or direct you to it. This is why it is so important to know all you can about what ever type rifle you collect. riceone

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Does it glow in the dark??
Nice find!!

I have been challenged on the date I posted. But a man of much more knowledge than me came up with that date. Yes it is rare to know when a rifle was made even down to a month. Pistols on the other hand are dated to the month and year. No it does not glow in the dark, I have checked it riceone

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