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Baron Arisaka Nariakira (有坂 成章, April 5, 1852 – January 12, 1915) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. The inventor of the Arisaka rifle , he is regarded as one of the leading arms designers in Japanese history , alongside Kijirō Nambu .
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. History [ edit ]
A Type 38 with its imperial seal intact A Type 99 with its imperial seal ground. The Arisaka rifle was designed under the supervision of Colonel Arisaka Nariakira (有坂 成章; 1852–1915), who was later promoted to lieutenant general and also received the title of baron from Emperor Meiji, in 1907.
The Imperial Japanese Army began development of a new rifle in December 1895 to replace the Murata rifle, which had been in use since 1880.The project was handled by the Koishikawa Arsenal in Tokyo under the direction of Colonel Arisaka Nariakira, [3] and was the first in a series of rifles which would be used through World War II.
Nariakira Arisaka 7.7×58mm Arisaka Japan: 1939 Type I Rifle: Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi Sezione Fabbrica d'Armi Regio Esercito 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka Italy: 1938 Vereinsgewehr 1857: Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik and others in Suhl.547 inches (13.9 mm) Minié ball Baden Württemberg Hesse: 1865 Vetterli rifle: Sig Holding AG ...
Designed in 1911 by Arisaka Nariakira, it is a carbine intended for cavalry troops. It had a fixed bayonet and was first issued before the First World War. It was produced in large numbers and was still in production in the early years of World War Two. [5]
It’s not wholly clear how much Filipino filmmaker Mikhail Red wants his latest thriller, “Arisaka,” to be more than a faithful retread of the kind of lean B-movie that used to star Sylvester ...
Designed by Colonel Arisaka Nariakira, it had a barrel made of steel, which improved the range and accuracy of the gun over the earlier 7 cm mountain gun, which had a bronze barrel. The Type 31 used smokeless powder cartridge shots, and had a semi-rigid recoil system using cables connected to a set of springs. It had a range of approximately ...