The Type 99 is a bolt-action service rifle adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1939, part of the Arisaka family of rifles that traces its name and basic bolt-action lineage to the earlier design work of the Japanese army officer Nariakira Arisaka around the turn of the twentieth century. Chambered in a new 7.7mm cartridge intended to give Japanese infantry a round more comparable in power to those used by other major armies, the Type 99 was meant to gradually replace the older 6.5mm Type 38 rifle as Japan's standard infantry arm, though wartime production pressures meant both rifles remained in simultaneous front-line service throughout the Second World War. Type 99 rifles produced later in the war show a marked decline in manufacturing quality and finish compared with earlier production, a change collectors and historians attribute to Japan's worsening wartime industrial resources and the pressure to maximize output over refinement in the conflict's final years.
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Service Status Weapon ClassBolt-action, magazine-fed service rifle 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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What was the Arisaka Type 99 rifle based on?
It was designed from the Type 38 rifle and chambered for 7.7x58mm.
The Type 99 rifle was designed from the existing Type 38 infantry rifle, though it was chambered to fire the more effective 7.7x58mm Arisaka cartridge.
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WikipediaLead section
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.
Infobox: service
1939-1945 (Japan)
service status
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
Infobox: cartridge
7.7×58mm Arisaka 7.92×57mm Mauser (KMT conversion) .30-06 Springfield (South Korean/Thai conversion) 7.62×39mm (Post-WW2 PRC conversion)
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The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) developed the Type 99 based on the Type 38 rifle but with a caliber of 7.7mm.
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Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap rebellion Soviet-Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Vietnam War
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap rebellion Soviet-Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Vietnam War
Used In: Korean War, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap rebellion Soviet-Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Vietnam War
Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap rebellion Soviet-Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Vietnam War
Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap rebellion Soviet-Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency First Indochina War Vietnam War
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