| Type 99 rifle | |
|---|---|
 A Type 99 short rifle between a Mosin-Nagant 91-30 rifle and Nagant M1895 revolver | |
| Type | Bolt-action rifle |
| Place of origin | Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939–1945 (Japan) |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap Rebellion Soviet–Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency[citation needed] First Indochina War Vietnam War[1] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kijiro Nambu Nariakira Arisaka |
| Designed | 1939 |
| Produced | 1939–1945 |
| No. built | ~3,500,000[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.79 kg (8.4 lb) |
| Length | 1,118 mm (44.0 in) or 1,258 mm (49.5 in) |
| Barrel length | 657 mm (25.9 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.7×58mm Arisaka 7.92×57mm Mauser (KMT conversion) .30-06 Springfield (South Korean/Thai conversion) 7.62×39mm (PRC conversion) |
| Action | Bolt action |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,477 ft/s (755 m/s) |
| Effective firing range | 656 metres (717 yd) with iron sight 1,500 metres (1,600 yd) (short) with telescopic sight 1,700 metres (1,900 yd) (long) with telescopic sight |
| Maximum firing range | 3,400 metres (3,700 yd) (7.7×58mm Arisaka) |
| Feed system | 5-round internal box magazine, stripper clip loaded |
The Type 99 rifle or Type 99 short rifle (九九式短小銃, Kyūkyū-shiki tan-shōjū) was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
- ^ Voigt (2010), pp. 225.
- ^ Walter, John (2006). Rifles of the World (3rd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. p. 33. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.