CODE 03-062-935

NAME – Japanese Pedersen Rifle

NAME (NATIVE) – Type Kō

COMMON NAMES – Japanese Pedersen

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Japan/USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1935

CALIBER – 6.5x50mmSR

OVERALL LENGTH – 126.8 cm (49.9 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 67.3 cm (26.5 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 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 – 770 m/s (2525 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2668 j (1968 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.50 kg (9 lb 14.7 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.71 kg (10 lb 6.1 oz) loaded with 10 rounds Ball

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Inverted V Blade, Rear sight – Peep aperture, Adjustable for windage and range

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 400 meters (438 yards)

OPERATION – Retarded blowback

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 20-25 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 10-round integral Mannlicher-style spool-type drum 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, 0.21 kg (7.41 oz) 10 loose rounds

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

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.71 kg (5 lb 15.6 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Tokyo Arsenal

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Evaluation only