The Type 99, or 7.7mm Japanese service rifle, was a slightly modified Arisaka action, with a barrel chambered for the Japanese .31-caliber cartridge. The action was a very strong DESIGN, and those made early in the war were safe. BUT, the ones known as "last-ditch" rifles are very suspect. Some even had cast, rather than forged, receivers!!, and are NOT SAFE to shoot. If the one you have came with a box of ammo, it is possible that it has been fired, and may be safe. However, if it is truly a last-ditch exmple (and, the wooden buttplate tends to show that IT IS, by all means have a competent gunsmith check it out before any attempt is made to shoot it!!

Keep yore powder dry!!