No 19 - Arisaka 38
The Type 38 rifle (三八式歩兵銃, sanhachi-shiki hoheijū) was a bolt-action service rifle used by the Empire of Japan predominantly during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Second World War.[2] The design was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 38"). Because the 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka cartridge it fired was considered underpowered, a replacement was devised, the Type 99 rifle, but both rifles saw usage until the end of the war.
Type: bolt-action rifle
Place of origin: Empire of Japan
Service history
In service: 1906–1945 (Japan)
Wars: World War I
Russian Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Chinese Civil War
Indonesian National Revolution
Malayan Emergency
Korean War
First Indochina War
Vietnam War
Production history
Designed: 1905
No. built: 3,400,000
Variants: Carbine & Cavalry Carbine
Specifications
Mass: 4.19 kg (9 lb 4 oz)[1]
3.3 kg (7 lb 4 oz) (carbine)
Length: 1,275 mm (50.2 in)[1]
966 mm (38.0 in) (carbine)
Barrel length: 797 mm (31.4 in)
487 mm (19.2 in) (carbine)
Caliber6.5 mm
Rate of fire: 10-15 rounds per minute[1]
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s (2,500 ft/s) Type 38 cartridge[1]
Effective firing range: 366–457 m (400–500 yd) (with iron sight)
More Information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_38_rifle
