Arisaka

Arisaka rifle
Various Arisaka rifles on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
TypeBolt-action service rifle
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Service history
In service1897–1961
Production history
DesignerArisaka Nariakira
Kijirō Nambu
Designed1897
VariantsType 30
Type 30 carbine
Type 35
Type 38
Type 38 carbine
Type 38 sniper rifle
Type 44 carbine
Type 97 sniper rifle
Type 99
Type 99 sniper rifle
TERA
Specifications
Cartridge6.5×50mmSR Type 30
6.5×50mmSR Type 38
7.7×58mm Type 92
7.7×58mm Type 97
7.7×58mm Type 99
ActionBolt-action
Feed system5-round internal magazine
(reloaded via stripper clip)
SightsRear: ladder, tangent (Type 35)
Front: fixed blade
Sniper variants: factory-zeroed scope

The Arisaka rifle (Japanese: 有坂銃, romanizedArisaka-jū) is a family of Japanese military bolt-action service rifles, which were produced and used since approximately 1897, when it replaced the Murata rifle (村田銃, Murata-jū) family, until the end of World War II in 1945. The most common models include the Type 38 chambered for the 6.5×50mmSR Type 38 cartridge, and the Type 99 chambered for the 7.7×58mm Type 99 cartridge, which is comparable in power to a modern .308 Winchester round.