The Type 38 used 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka ammunition.In the early phases of World War 2 when the American’s were first encountering the Japanese in the Pacific, nothing instilled more fear into the American GI than the Japanese sniper. The rifle could also fit the Type 30 bayonet as used on the Type 30 Arisaka.Ĭavalry rifle and carbine variants are known to exist, along with other experimental variants.Įxperimental version of the Type 38 with a Type 5 optic fitted may have served as the precursor to the Type 97. Notable improvements of the Type 38 over the Type 30 include a simplified bolt, simplified manufacture and the addition of a dust cover based on experiences with the weapon in the Russo-Japanese War. The Type 38 was able to mount scopes, with the most common being a Type 5 optic. The Type 38 is a bolt-action rifle with a five-round internal box magazine fed by stripper clips. Over the course of its production run, some 3,400,000 were produced and was produced by five arsenals: Tokyo, Kokura, Nagoya, Jinsen (now Incheon) and the Hoten Arsenal (later the Mukden Arsenal, now Shenyang). The weapon was produced from 1906 to 1944 by a number of arsenals, including the Nagoya and Kokura Arsenals, and remained the main Japanese service rifle through World War I and World War II.īy the time World War II hit, however, it became apparent to the Japanese that the 6.5mm cartridge used by the Arisaka was no longer adequate resources were later invested into creating what would later become the Type 99. However, the weapon was still not considered adequate, and such the Type 30 was redesigned again this would culminate in the Type 38 rifle, so named as it was designed in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign, 1905. These improvements would culminate in what would be later known as the Type 35 rifle, so named as it was designed in the 35th year of Emperor Meiji's reign, in 1902.
Kijirō Nambu was assigned to make some improvements to the Type 30 design.
After the Japanese had adopted the Type 30 as their service rifle, it became apparent that the Type 30 had a number of issues with its design as such, Cpt.
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