Very Late War Japanese 'Rope Hole' Last Ditch Arisaka 

Yep, exactly. Late war guns can be very interesting and very informative.

I'd say you did well....in fact, i sold a rifle 5-6 years ago matching that description right down to the lightly sanded stock. Even back then it brought something around $750.

Would of loved to add that to the collection

Thank you for watching, we're continuing to publish various Japanese videos over time too.

for anyone interested i ended up finding a MUCH better condition type 99. intact mum and AA sights and all, cost me 1500 AUD, the other bad condition one was 1000 so not bad i guess considering they arent super common in australia

Honestly, its rather subjective. To someone wanting a late war gun, quite a bit. I've seen ropeholes go anywhere from $900 up past $1,800.

That is less than I expected - I do not have an Arisaka, but I think this is one I would want for the collection. A rifle with a story...

Well when you consider that a normal Substitute 99 last ditch rifle goes for $300-$400, the ropeholes do bring a premium. It is just that Japanese guns haven't reached Nazi German prices...not yet at least. They are going up though. My very first last ditch (a Kokura Series 25 as it happens) was given to me by a pawnshop after I bought a Type 30 from them for $150. My first early Type 99 was $200 at a gunshow, and now those are going for well over $1k on Gunbroker. So interest and thus prices are rising with regards to Japanese Arisakas. Personally, I find them very interesting and have been collecting them for nearly 20 years. We'll be doing more short videos like this one looking at specific variants, and also we have a 3 part series looking at them as a general introduction and overview, cheers.