Type 99 rifle

Type 99 rifle
A Type 99 short rifle between a Mosin-Nagant rifle and Nagant M1895 revolver
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1939–1945 (Japan)
Used by	See Users
Wars	Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Indonesian National Revolution Hukbalahap Rebellion Soviet–Japanese Border Wars Korean War Malayan Emergency[citation needed] First Indochina War Vietnam War[1]
Production history
Designer	Kijiro Nambu Nariakira Arisaka
Designed	1939
Produced	1939–1945
No. built	~3,500,000[2]
Specifications
Mass	3.79 kg (8.4 lb)
Length	1,118 mm (44.0 in) or 1,258 mm (49.5 in)
Barrel length	657 mm (25.9 in)
Cartridge	7.7×58mm Arisaka 7.92×57mm Mauser (KMT conversion) .30-06 Springfield (South Korean/Thai conversion) 7.62×39mm (PRC conversion)
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	2,477 ft/s (755 m/s)
Effective firing range	656 metres (717 yd) with iron sight 1,500 metres (1,600 yd) (short) with telescopic sight 1,700 metres (1,900 yd) (long) with telescopic sight
Maximum firing range	3,400 metres (3,700 yd) (7.7×58mm Arisaka)
Feed system	5-round internal box magazine, stripper clip loaded

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.