NC - FINE- All original finish 90% - 94% or better, some dings in wood wear commensurable with percent of finish. In working order.

Mum intact. The muzzle has been counter-bored to a 7.8mm diameter; consignor notes attribute this as part of a limited Tokyo Arsenal project to rebore Type 38 rifles to take the same 7.7mm round as the Type 99.

OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

Dated "1899". Receiver socket marked "LEC I". Faint stock cartouche on right side of buttstock reads "Birmingham/Broad Arrow/1901". Brass stock disc marked "12.04/R.I.C./7623".