Japanese Type 38

	Nation: Japan
	Adopted: 1905
	Designer: Colonel Arisaka
	Caliber: 6.5x51SR
	Capacity: 5 shot
	Action: Bolt Action
	Mfg. by: Koishikawa Arsenal, Tokyo; Kokura, Nagoya; Jinsen, Mukden and Nanking Arsenals

Japanese Type 38

The Meiji 38th year(1905) or Type 38 was the predecessor of the Type 99. Japan’s experience in the Russo-Japanese War(1904-5) led to the development of the Type 38. Many of the features were closely copied from the German Mauser