![]() It sported a 5-round internal-magazine-fed system and was chambered in 6.5x50mm SR (semi-rimmed) Type 30. The original rifle (Type 30) was designed by Arisaka Nariakira and Nambu Kijirō, in 1897. ![]() Altogether, there were about 10 models (or ‘types’) within the Arisaka service rifle series. The 38 and 99 were two of the most commonly-used Japanese rifles during the Second World War. The two most popular models of the rifle were the Type 99 and Type 38, and we will discuss those two a bit more at length in this post. At the height of its popularity, the rifle was used by forces all over the world. ![]() The Japanese produced and used the Arisaka bolt-action rifle from the very end of the 19th century to the end of the Second World War (1897 – 1945). Today we venture into hallowed antiquity….
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