The Howa Type 64 is a Japanese battle rifle manufactured by Howa and designed by Iwashita Kenzo and Dogane Giichi, a gas-operated, selective-fire weapon chambered in a modified 7.62x51mm NATO load and fed from a 20-round detachable magazine. Produced from 1964 to 1988 and in service since 1964, it is used exclusively by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard, since Japan's strict arms-export restrictions have kept it from being sold abroad. It has largely been superseded in front-line use by the later Howa Type 89 but remains in service across all branches. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Why has the Howa Type 64 never been sold outside Japan?
It has never been exported because of Japan's strict anti-hardware export laws.
The Howa Type 64 has never been exported because of Japan's strict anti-hardware export laws. As a result it is used exclusively by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japanese Coast Guard. It was later superseded by the more advanced Howa Type 89 from 1989 to 1990, but the Type 64 is still in service with all branches of the Self-Defense Forces and the Japanese Coast Guard.
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7.62×51mm NATO (modified load)
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1964-present
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It has been superseded by the more advanced Howa Type 89 from 1989 to 1990, but is still in service with all branches of the Self-Defense Forces and the Japanese Coast Guard.
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The Howa Type 64 battle rifle (64式自動小銃, Roku-yon-shiki-jidou-shoujuu), referred to as the Type 64 7.62mm rifle (64式7.62mm小銃), is a Japanese battle rifle used exclusively by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japanese Coast Guard. It is a gas-operated, selective fire weapon which is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round and uses a detachable 20-round box magazine.
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3. Wikidata: Howa Type 64
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