You may also enjoy our Asian Firearms Overview Arisaka Type 30 SpecsĪction: bolt-action, magazine-fed (internal, 5 rounds)Ĭaliber: 6.5mm (supporting the 6.5x50mm Arisaka cartridge)ĭesigned in 1905 and immediately put into service, the Type 38 was in use by the Japanese forces until 1945. Over the years, over half a million units of the Type 30 were built, and it spawned many variants. Both were put into service in 1899, as a standard issue for infantry, and both were phased out after WWII. The new cartridge was adopted right along with the new rifle. The 6.5x50mm cartridge was new and was designed for use specifically with the Arisaka Type 30. 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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