Arisaka Rifle

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:

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Arisaka Type 38 Carbine - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
Chapaev		Red Army men and White Army soldiers		1934
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
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
Battle of Warsaw 1920	Borys Szyc	Jan Krynicki		2011
Battle of Warsaw 1920		Polish Soldiers		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
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

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:

Arisaka Type 99 short rifle - 7.7x58mm

Arisaka Type 99 short rifle with monopod - 7.7x58mm

Arisaka Type-99 Substitute Standard - 7.7x58mm

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

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
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:

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

Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle

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

• Windtalkers

• The Thin Red Line

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:

Arisaka Type 99 Sniper Rifle with scope - 7.7x58mm Arisaka

Video Games

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