Type 44 carbine

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Type 44 carbine
Type	Cavalry carbine
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1912–1960s
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War I Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War First Indochina War Malayan Emergency
Production history
Designer	Nariakira Arisaka
Designed	1911
Produced	1911–1942
No. built	91,900[1]
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	3.3 kg (7 lb 4 oz)
Length	966 mm (38 in)
Barrel length	487 mm (19.2 in)
Cartridge	6.5×50mm Arisaka 7.62×39mm (post-war Chinese modified)[2]
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	700 m/s (2,300 ft/s) 6,5x50mm[3]
Effective firing range	366 m (400 yd)[1]
Maximum firing range	2,000 m (2,200 yd)[1]
Feed system	5-round internal magazine

The Type 44 cavalry rifle (四四式騎銃, Yonyon-shiki kijū/Yonjūyon-shiki kijū) is a Japanese bolt-action rifle. This rifle is also often referred to as a Type 44 carbine. The Type 44 is sometimes confused with the Type 38 carbine, since both were based on the Type 38 service rifle.^[4] Designed in 1911 by Arisaka Nariakira, it is a carbine intended for cavalry troops. It had a fixed bayonet and was first issued before the First World War. It was produced in large numbers and was still in production in the early years of World War Two. ^[5]