Arisaka

Arisaka rifle
Various Arisaka rifles on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
Type	Bolt-action service rifle
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1897–1961
Production history
Designer	Arisaka Nariakira Kijirō Nambu
Designed	1897
Variants	Type 30 Type 30 carbine Type 35 Type 38 Type 38 carbine Type 38 sniper rifle Type 44 carbine Type 97 sniper rifle Type 99 Type 99 sniper rifle TERA
Specifications
Cartridge	6.5×50mmSR Type 30 6.5×50mmSR Type 38 7.7×58mm Type 92 7.7×58mm Type 97 7.7×58mm Type 99
Action	Bolt-action
Feed system	5-round internal magazine (reloaded via stripper clip)
Sights	Rear: ladder, tangent (Type 35) Front: fixed blade Sniper variants: factory-zeroed scope

The Arisaka rifle (Japanese: 有坂銃, romanized: Arisaka-jū) is a family of Japanese military bolt-action service rifles, which were produced and used since approximately 1897, when it replaced the Murata rifle (村田銃, Murata-jū) family, until the end of World War II in 1945. The most common models include the Type 38 chambered for the 6.5×50mmSR Type 38 cartridge, and the Type 99 chambered for the 7.7×58mm Type 99 cartridge, which is comparable in power to a modern .308 Winchester round.