Several years ago a gentleman that I have known since I was a little boy sold me multiple guns. He was selling because he could not shoot any more. didn't want his wife to have to deal with them if he passed. Also he has no kids.

Anyways one of the rifles was a Type 99. When my friend was 7 his dad was stationed at Tinian after WW2. My friend used to explore the island and would go into the caves. One of his trips he found this type 99. He took the rifle home and his dad said you are not keeping that. He some how convinced his dad to keep it and they took it all those years base to base until my friend was old enough to move out and he took it with him.