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No 6 - 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)

Cartridge:  6.5×50mm Arisaka

Caliber6.5 mm

Action:  Bolt action

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

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