7.7×58mm Arisaka
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The 7.7×58mm Arisaka cartridge was the standard military cartridge for the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service during World War II. The 7.7×58mm cartridge was designed as
7.7×58mm Arisaka
Type 92 7.7x58mmSR ammunition
Type 99 rifle
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The Type 99 rifle or Type 99 short rifle was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
7.7×58mm Arisaka
…12.7 to 12.0 mm while retaining the same bullet weight. The case of the Type 97 cartridge would later be modified in 1940 during the development of the Type 99 rifles and light machine guns, where it was decided that a lighter bullet of 11.8 g (182 gr) was more efficient on short range targets. With the final adoption…
A Type 99 short rifle between a Mosin-Nagant 91-30 rifle (above) and Nagant M1895 revolver
The flip-up anti-aircraft rear sights of a Type 99 rifle. The calipers on the sides are to determine the speed of the targeted aircraft. The vertical ladder is for adjusting the range of fire for land targets.
Full view of a late war Type 99
Buttstock of the Type 99