The Arisaka rifle is a family of Japanese military bolt-action service rifles, which were produced and used from approximately 1897, when it replaced the Murata rifle family, until the end of World Wa
Various Arisaka rifles on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
A Type 38 with its imperial seal intact
A Type 99 with its imperial seal ground
Rear sight of a Type 99 with intact anti-aircraft calipers deployed.
The Type 38 rifle is a bolt-action service rifle that was used by the Empire of Japan predominantly during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Second World War. The design was adopted by the Imperial Jap
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…approximately 1897, when it replaced the Murata rifle (村田銃, Murata-jū) family, until the end of World War II in 1945. The most common models include the Type 38 chambered for the 6.5×50mmSR Type 38 cartridge, and the Type 99 chambered for the 7.7×58mm Type 99 cartridge, which is comparable in power to a modern…
Finnish Civil War White Guard soldiers were equipped with 6.5 mm M/1905 (Type 38 Arisaka) rifles.
Detail of rear sight of a Japanese Arisaka Type 38 rifle
Top view of the rear sight on a Japanese Arisaka Type 38 rifle
Inscriptions on the upper handguard of a Japanese Arisaka Type 38 rifle