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Type 97 sniper rifle

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The Type 97 sniper rifle is a Japanese bolt-action rifle adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1937 after combat experience in Manchuria showed a need for a purpose-built sniper weapon, essentially a modified Type 38 rifle fitted with a 2.5x telescopic sight. Built at the Nagoya and Kokura arsenals between 1938 and 1943, about 22,500 to 23,500 were made, chambered for the 6.5x50mm Arisaka cartridge. Although the later Type 99 sniper rifle was meant to replace it, the Type 97 stayed in front-line use throughout the Second World War, in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Pacific theater and the Chinese Civil War, valued by many Japanese snipers for its light recoil and close-range accuracy in jungle fighting. 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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Classification
Caliber
6.5x50mm 1
Caliber
6.5×50mmSR Arisaka 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1937 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
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Source Military Factory: Arisaka Type 97 Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle

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1. Wikipedia: Type 97 sniper rifle
  • service status
    Although the Japanese planned on replacing it with the Type 99 sniper rifle, which had superior range and penetration, the Type 97 remained in service until the end of the World War II
  • Infobox: cartridge
    6.5x50mm Arisaka
  • Infobox: service
    1937-1945
  • Lead section
    The Type 97 sniper rifle (九七式狙撃銃, Kyū-nana-shiki sogekijū) is a Japanese bolt-action rifle, based on the Type 38 rifle adopted in 1937, following Japanese combat experience in Manchuria.
  • Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War
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2. Wikidata: Type 97 sniper rifle
Wikidata Q1151779, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Type 97 sniper rifle (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1151779 (P729 service entry): 1937
Quote, Wikidata Q1151779 (P729 service entry): 1937
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1937.
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Military Factory: Arisaka Type 97 Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
Military FactoryOperated By: Imperial Japanese Army, Operators list
Quote, Operated By: Imperial Japanese Army, Operators list
Imperial Japan
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