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1. Nov 14, 2014  Can anyone help me ID some stuff on my Type 38 Arisaka Rifle? I am trying to ID the following-series mark after the serial #, I can't find it online-what year was it produced?-what company made it?-were all Type 38s strictly 6.5x50 Japanese and not 7.7 Japanese? Please see link below to her photos. Thanks for any assistance.
2. Origins: The Type 38 Rifle. As such, the Arisaka rifle was selected for purchase and given British-applicable designations upon delivery: Rifle, Magazine, 256-caliber Pattern 1900; Rifle, Magazine, 256-caliber Pattern 1907; Carbine, Magazine, 256-caliber Pattern 1907.
3. Arisaka type 38 in 6.5 jap cal., with 32' barrel. Condition 80%. Serial number 897720. Arisaka model type 38, bore has strong dark rifling, built at the koishikawa arsenal tokyo, this.click for more info.

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Sep 28, 2019  Local Time. The Arisaka Type 99 - Early war vs. Late war - a comparison In recent months I have heard a GREAT MANY oft-repeated but factually wrong myths perpetuated about the Type 99 rifle and the supposedly dangerously unsafe 'last ditch' Type 99. The rifle serial number is stamped on all Arisakas ( T-30 to 99 ) on the left receiver wall along with the arsenal logo and production proofs. Also if later production a series Kana marking enclosed in a circle will be stamped to the left of the serial number.

Country of Origin	Japan
Type	Rifle
Caliber	6.500 mm
Capacity	5 rounds
Length	1,280.000 mm
Barrel Length	800.000 mm
Weight	4.300 kg
Rate of Fire	30 rounds/min
Muzzle Velocity	765 m/s

Arisaka Rifle Serial Number Identification Number

Aug 07, 2012  Hi, My lady has an Arisaka rifle that she inherited from an uncle who has since passed. The story I got was that the uncle had picked up the rifle while on occupation duty. I believe that it's a Type 98, but it has VERY few markings. There's no sign of a chrysanthemum on the receiver (or any other identifying mark) nor does it seem to have been removed.

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ww2dbaseThe Arisaka Type 38 bolt-action rifles, also known as Meiji 38th Year (1905) rifles, were the standard infantry rifles of the pre-WW2 Japanese Army. They were the longest rifles among their contemporaries even before the 400-mm Type 30 bayonets were attached, making them rather unwieldy; the length of the rifles reflected the emphasis of bayonet fighting in Japanese Army doctrine during that era. A shorter carbine version of the rifle was also manufactured, used mainly by cavalry units and non-frontline troops; the carbines were only 966-mm in length. In addition to being the standard rifles in pre-WW2 Japan, they were also exported; the Czech Legion that fought in the Russian Revolution, for example, carried Arisaka Type 38 rifles, among other weapons. They were also used in the British Royal Navy, the Russian Army, and in Finland.
By the mid-1930s, however, it was clear that the design was becoming outdated, and resources were invested to create that would become the Arisaka Type 99 rifles, which entered production in 1939. The two models served concurrently in the Japanese Army. Many captured Arisaka Type 38 rifles were also used in neighboring countries as they become captured. Many Chinese troops, both Nationalist and Communist, used captured Arisaka Type 38 rifles against the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Manufacturing of Arisaka Type 38 rifles did not cease until the end of WW2, but existing models remained in service. After WW2, they saw action during the Chinese Civil War with both sides and the Korean War with the Communist Chinese forces. In all, 3,400,000 Arisaka Type 38 rifles were built.
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Last Major Revision: Nov 2007

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