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Arisaka Rifle

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The First Model of the Arisaka Rifle was designed by Colonel Nariakira Arisaka in 1897. It was the official service bolt action rifle for the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces from 1897 to 1945. There are five major variants - the Type 30, 35, 38, 44, and the 99. Of all these rifles, the Type 38 long rifle and Type 99 short rifles were the most common and were the rifle most likely to be encountered during the war in the Pacific. There were various sub types, like the 6.5 Type 97 sniper rifle based off of the Type 38 long rifle, the 7.7 Type 99 sniper rifle based off of the Type 99 short rifle, or the 6.5 Type 1 take down paratrooper model converted from Type 38 carbines, but these rifles were rare specialty rifles and only several hundred to several thousand were made of any of these versions. Related to the Arisaka is the Type I long rifle, a rifle made in Italy for the Japanese Navy that utilized the Carcano action but a magazine, stock, and barrel based on the Type 38 long rifle.

The early models of the Type 99 long (discontinued after less than 40,000 were made) and short rifles contained a folding wire mono-pod, flip up sights with "Anti-Aircraft" bars, chrome plated bores, and a dust cover. As the war went on the quality had dropped. These late war rifles where known as substitute standard rifles (commonly called "last ditch" rifles) and were very crudely manufactured with most missing the accessories of the earlier models. Later production substitute standard rifles also had a non-adjustable rear sight and wooden buttplate, and some even replaced the sling with a simple rope passed through a hole in the stock and tied around the barrel (commonly called "rope hole" rifles).

The two most common rifles - The Type 38 was chambered in 6.5x50mmSR and the Type 99 was chambered in 7.7x58mm.

Specifications

  • Type: Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.7x58mm (Type 99 short and long rifles, Type 2 paratrooper rifle), 6.5x50mmSR (Type 30 carbines and long rifles, Type 35 long rifle, Type 38 carbine and long rifle, Type 44 Carbine, Type I long rifle, Type 1 paratrooper rifle)
  • Capacity: 5 rounds
  • Fire Modes: Single (Bolt Action)

Arisaka Type 38

The Arisaka Type 38 Rifle has been used by the following actors in the following films:

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Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
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Arisaka Type 38 Carbine - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Films

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Chapaev Red Army men and White Army soldiers 1934
The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) Japanese soldiers 1938
The Chief of Chukotka (Nachalnik Chukotki) . White Army soldier Type 30 or 38 Carbine with bayonet 1966
Jaws . Fisherman/Shark Hunting Party . 1975
Dawn of the Dead (1978) Gun store in the mall 1978
203 kochi Imperial Japanese Soldiers 1980
203 kochi Makoto Satô Pvt. Uschiwaka 1980
Empire of the Sun Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 1987
The Thin Red Line Imperial Japanese Soldiers 1998
Pearl Harbor Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2001
2009: Lost Memories Japanese Soldiers 2002
The Great Raid Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2005
Flags of our Fathers Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2006
Kokoda Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2006
City of Life and Death Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2009
The Flowers of War Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2011
Oba: The Last Samurai Imperial Japanese Soldiers w/ Model 30 bayonets 2011

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Notes Air Date
Baa Baa Black Sheep Imperial Japanese Soldiers 1976 - 1978
Kokoda Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2010
The Pacific Imperial Japanese Soldiers 2010

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notes Release Date
Commandos 2: Men of Courage "Japanese Rifle" incorrectly shown with box magazine 2001
Forgotten Hope Type 38 Carbine 2003
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Karma Online Type 38 Carbine 2011


Arisaka Type 44

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Arisaka Type 44 Carbine - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

The Arisaka Type 44 Carbine has been used by the following actors in the following films:

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notes Release Date
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004

Arisaka Type 99

The Arisaka Type 99 Rifle has been used by the following actors in the following films:

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Arisaka Type 99 short rifle - 7.7x58mm
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Arisaka Type 99 short rifle with monopod - 7.7x58mm
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Arisaka Type-99 Substitute Standard - 7.7x58mm
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Arisaka Type 99 long rifle - 7.7x58mm

Films

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Dead Reckoning War Trophy . 1947
The Bridge on the River Kwai Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 1957
Thunder Road Trevor Bardette Vernon Doolin . 1958
Merrill's Marauders . Japanese Army . 1962
Hell in the Pacific Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 1968
Too Late the Hero Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 1970
Game of Death . Extras . 1978
Attack Force Z Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 1982
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 1983
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes Imperial Japanese Soldiers 1990
Leprechaun 4: In Space Tim Colceri MSgt. Metal Head Hooker Bayonet Attached 1997
Pearl Harbor Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 2001
Windtalkers Adam Beach Pvt. Ben Yahzee 2002
Windtalkers Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 2002
Warbirds Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 2006
Flags of our Fathers Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 2006
Letters from Iwo Jima Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 2006
Ip Man Imperial Japanese Soldiers . 2008
The Front Line (2011) . North Korean Army . 2011
Oba: The Last Samurai Imperial Japanese Soldiers w/ Model 30 bayonets 2011

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Notes Air Date
Baa Baa Black Sheep Imperial Japanese Soldiers 1976 - 1978
A-Team, The Various 1983 - 1988

Video Games

Game Title Mods Notes Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2003
Call of Duty: World at War 2008
Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts With Model 30 Bayonet 2008
7554 bayonet long rifle configuration 2011

Arisaka Type 2

The Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Rifle has been used by the following actors in the following films:

Film

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Arisaka Type 02 Paratrooper Takedown rifle - 7.7x58mm
Title Actor Character Notes Date
The Manchurian Candidate Laurence Harvey Raymond Shaw . 1962
Dirty Harry Andrew Robinson The Scorpio Killer . 1971
The Deadly Tower Kurt Russell Charles Whitman Sporterized 1975

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Notes Air Date
Hawaii Five-O Season 7 Episode 17 John Kerry Hitman (credited as Dix Kercheval) Sporterized 1975

Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle

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Arisaka Type 97 Sniper Rifle with scope - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

The Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle has been used in the following video games and movies:

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Windtalkers Japanese sniper 2002

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notes Release Date
Commandos 2: Men of Courage "Japanese Sniper Rifle" incorrectly shown with box magazine 2001
Call of Duty: World at War (DS) multiplayer mode only 2008

Arisaka Type 99 sniper rifle

The Arisaka Type 99 sniper rifle has been used in the following video games and movies:

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Arisaka Type 99 Sniper Rifle with scope - 7.7x58mm Arisaka

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notes Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Type 97 sniper rifle incorrectly called a Type 97 sniper rifle 2004