


The Type 38 was chambered in 6.5x50mmSR, while the Type 99 was chambered in 7.7x58mm. Of all these rifles, the Type 38 long rifle and Type 99 standard (or short) rifles were the most common, and were the rifle most likely to be encountered during the war in the Pacific. There are five major variants - the Type 30, 35, 38, 44, and the 99. The First Model of the Arisaka Rifle was designed by Colonel Nariakira Arisaka in 1897. The Arisaka Rifle was the official service bolt action rifle for the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces from 1897 to 1945.
