| Type 97 rifle | |
|---|---|
 Type 97 sniper rifle | |
| Type | Sniper rifle |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1937–1945 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1937 |
| Produced | 1938–1943[1] |
| No. built | 22,500−23,500[2][3] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.64 kg (10 lb 4 oz)[4][a] |
| Length | 1,280 mm (50.2 in)[6] |
| Barrel length | 800 mm (31.4 in)[7] |
| Cartridge | 6.5x50mm Arisaka |
| Action | Bolt-action |
| Muzzle velocity | 730 metres per second (2,400 ft/s)[7] |
| Effective firing range | 370 m (400 yd) (iron sights)[7][b] |
| Maximum firing range | 2,400 metres (2,600 yd)[5] |
| Feed system | 5-round internal magazine, stripper clip loaded |
| Sights | 2.5x Telescopic sight |
The Type 97 sniper rifle (九七式狙撃銃, Kyū-nana-shiki sogekijū) is a Japanese bolt-action rifle, based on the Type 38 rifle adopted in 1937, following Japanese combat experience in Manchuria. Although the Japanese planned on replacing it with the Type 99 sniper rifle, which had superior range and penetration, the Type 97 remained in service until the end of the World War II.
- ^ Soto & Allan 2015, pp. 20, 23.
- ^ Soto & Allan 2015, p. 18.
- ^ Walter 2024, p. 11.
- ^ Soto & Allan 2015, p. 15.
- ^ a b War Department General Staff 1943, p. 240.
- ^ War Department General Staff 1943, p. 239.
- ^ a b c War Department General Staff 1943, p. 30.
- ^ Walter 2024, p. 25.
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