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Type 38 rifle

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The Type 38 rifle is a bolt action service rifle designed by Major Kijiro Nambu and adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1905, chambered in the 6.5 by 50 millimeter Arisaka cartridge. Roughly three million rifles and more than half a million carbine variants were produced, and the weapon armed Japanese forces from 1906 until the end of the Second World War in 1945, also seeing use well beyond Japan in the Mexican Revolution, the Mexican Border War, the First World War, the Russian Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, the Indonesian National Revolution, the Malayan Emergency, the Korean War, the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Bolt-action rifle 1
Introduced Year
1906 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Imperial Japanese Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle

Used In

Chinese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
First Indochina War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Korean War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Mexican Revolution, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Russian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Second Sino-Japanese War, Wars
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Spanish Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
World War I, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Type 38 rifle
  • Infobox, Type
    Bolt-action rifle
  • Infobox, In service
    1906-1945 (Japan)
  • caliber
    5×50mmSR Arisaka cartridge, it was partially replaced during World War II with the 7.7×58mm Arisaka Type 99 rifle, but both rifles saw usage until the end of the war
  • Infobox: service
    1906-1945 (Japan)
  • Lead and body text
    Due to a perceived lack of power in its 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka cartridge, it was partially replaced during World War II with the 7.7×58mm Arisaka Type 99 rifle, but both rifles saw usage until the end of the war.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    6.5×50mm Arisaka 7.62×39mm (post-war Chinese modified) 7.92×57mm Mauser (Chinese modified) .303 British (Estonian modified)
  • Used In: Mexican Revolution, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Russian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
    Mexican Revolution Mexican Border War World War I Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War February 26th Incident Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War
  • Operated By: Imperial Japanese Army, Wikipedia article text
    The design was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 38").
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2. Wikidata: Type 38 rifle
Wikidata Q663662, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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