Arisaka Type 38 Rifle

CODE 03-062-905

NAME – Arisaka Type 38 Rifle

NAME (NATIVE) – Meiji 38th Year Type Rifle, Infantry

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Japan

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1905

CALIBER – 6.5x50mmSR

OVERALL LENGTH – 127.5 cm (50.2 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 7909 cm (31.45 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 or 6 Groove, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 19.8 cm (I turn in 7.88 in)

LOAD – Full metal jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 6.65 mm (0.262 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.01 g (139 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 808 m/s (2651 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2941 j (2169 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.12 kg (9 lb 1.3 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.23 kg (9 lb 5.2 oz) with 5 rounds ball

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Inverted V-blade, Rear sight – Battle sight – V-notch to 400 meters (438 yards), V-notch ladder, Adjustable from400 to 2400 meters (328 to 2625 yards) in 100 meter (109 yard) increments

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 500 meters (547 yards)

OPERATION – Manual, bolt action

TYPE OF FIRE – Repeating

RATE OF FIRE – 12 to 15 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 5-round integral box magazine, Stripper-clip loaded

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 6.87 g (106 grains) Empty 5-round stripper clip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.113 kg (3.99 oz) 5 rounds on stripper clip, 0.106 kg (3.74 oz) 5 rounds loose

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Twenty-four 5-round clips (120 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.71 kg (5 lb 15.6 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Tokyo Imperial Arsenal, Koishikawa

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Japanese military forces