Frequently there is a Series designator in a circle preceeding the serial number on the left side of the action.ĬASTLE-THUNDER. As can be seen, the Type 38 Infantry Rifle is quite a bit longer than the Type 99 short rifle. Here is a comparison shot of the Type 38 Infantry Rifle and Type 99 Short Rifle together, with a metre stick (one metre 39 inches) below for scale. 5×50mm caliber, serial number 24280, walnut stock, steel fittings, chrysanthemum is intact on the receiver ring, bolt is missing safety and internal parts, with a cleaning. Strong, durable, and powerful, this bolt-action battle rifle had a short but honorable service life. The most common of the Arisaka rifles are the Type 38 and Type 99. Japanese Arisaka Type 38 Carbine: Japan, 6. Josephs rifle is chambered for the 7.7x58mm Japanese round. The Arsenal mark on Japanese rifles is generally found to the right of the serial number on the left side of the receiver. Type 99 Arisaka battle rifles utilize a unique, disc-shaped safety, and their stocks were finished with the resin of the urushi tree. The serial number is found on the left side of the receiver on most standard rifles. The Model/Type markings are generally found on the top of the receiver, forward (towards to muzzle) of the chamber and generally indicate original caliber unless modified by another country at a later date. Receiver Markings of the 7.7 Caliber guns are below.ħ.7 Caliber Japanese Rifle Receiver Markings These rifles include: The Type 99 Long Rifle, the Type 99 Short Rifle, the Type 99 Carbine, the Type 99 Naval Special, the Type 100 Paratroop Rifle, and the Type 2 Paratroop Rifle. It was a redesign of the Type 38 in a larger caliber, 7.7 Japanese. In the late 1930's the Japanese developed a rifle to compete in 'Modern Warfare'. These rifles include: The Type 30 Long Rifle and Carbine, the Type 35 Rifle, the Type 38 Long Rifle, Short Rifle, and Carbine, the Type 44 Carbine, the Type 97 Sniper Rifle, and the Italian Type I Long Rifle.Ħ.5 Caliber Japanese Rifle Receiver Markingsįound in Long Rifle and Carbine configurationsģ Variations Identified by Bayonet Housings Below are the markings on rifles in 6.5 Japanese Caliber manufactured from 1897 until the mid 1940's. Modern Japanese rifles were produced in various configurations and calibers at several Arsenals located thoughout Japan, China, and Korea from about 1897 through 1945. : Japanese Arisaka Rifle Identification Japanese Rifle IdentificationĬASTLE-THUNDER.COM Rifles - Back to Main Page Receiver Markings Japanese Rifles 1897-1945