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Arisaka Rifle
The First Model of the Arisaka Rifle was designed by Colonel Nariakira Arisaka in 1897. It was the official service bolt action rifle for the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces from 1897 to 1945. There are five major variants - the Type 30, 35, 38, 44, and the 99. Of all these rifles, the Type 38 long rifle and Type 99 short rifles were the most common and were the rifle most likely to be encountered during the war in the Pacific. There were various sub types, like the 6.5 Type 97 sniper rifle based off of the Type 38 long rifle, the 7.7 Type 99 sniper rifle based off of the Type 99 short rifle, or the 6.5 Type 1 take down paratrooper model converted from Type 38 carbines, but these rifles were rare specialty rifles and only several hundred to several thousand were made of any of these versions. Related to the Arisaka is the Type I long rifle, a rifle made in Italy for the Japanese Navy that utilized the Carcano action but a magazine, stock, and barrel based on the Type 38 long rifle.
The early models of the Type 99 long (discontinued after less than 40,000 were made) and short rifles contained a folding wire mono-pod, flip up sights with "Anti-Aircraft" bars, chrome plated bores, and a dust cover. As the war went on the quality had dropped. These late war rifles where known as substitute standard rifles (commonly called "last ditch" rifles) and were very crudely manufactured with most missing the accessories of the earlier models. Later production substitute standard rifles also had a non-adjustable rear sight and wooden buttplate, and some even replaced the sling with a simple rope passed through a hole in the stock and tied around the barrel (commonly called "rope hole" rifles).
The two most common rifles - The Type 38 was chambered in 6.5x50mmSR and the Type 99 was chambered in 7.7x58mm.
Specifications
- Type: Rifle
- Caliber: 7.7x58mm (Type 99 short and long rifles, Type 2 paratrooper rifle), 6.5x50mmSR (Type 30 carbines and long rifles, Type 35 long rifle, Type 38 carbine and long rifle, Type 44 Carbine, Type I long rifle, Type 1 paratrooper rifle)
- Capacity: 5 rounds
- Fire Modes: Single (Bolt Action)
Arisaka Type 38
The Arisaka Type 38 Rifle has been used by the following actors in the following films:
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapaev | Red Army men and White Army soldiers | 1934 | ||
| The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) | Japanese soldiers | 1938 | ||
| Daughters of China (Zhong Hua nu er) | Zheng Zhang | Hu Xiuzhi | 1949 | |
| Daughters of China (Zhong Hua nu er) | Japanese soldiers, The Chinese Red Army | 1949 | ||
| Yesterday's Enemy | Japanese soldiers | 1959 | ||
| The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) | Xijuan Zhu | Wu Qionghua | 1961 | |
| The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) | Niu Tie | A´Gui | 1961 | |
| The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) | The local militia, The Chinese Red Army | 1961 | ||
| 55 Days at Peking | Japanese soldiers, Chinese "Boxers" | 1963 | ||
| None But the Brave | Homare Suguro | Lance Cpl. Hirano | 1965 | |
| The Chief of Chukotka (Nachalnik Chukotki) | White Army soldier | Type 38 Carbine with bayonet | 1966 | |
| Jaws | Fisherman/Shark Hunting Party | 1975 | ||
| Dawn of the Dead (1978) | Gun store in the mall | 1978 | ||
| The Battle of Port Arthur (203 kochi) | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 1980 | ||
| The Battle of Port Arthur (203 kochi) | Makoto Satô | Pvt. Uschiwaka | 1980 | |
| Empire of the Sun | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 1987 | ||
| Dreams | Yoshitaka Zushi | Pvt. Noguchi | 1990 | |
| Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre | Imperial Japanese soldiers | 1995 | ||
| The Thin Red Line | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 1998 | ||
| Pearl Harbor | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2001 | ||
| 2009: Lost Memories | Japanese Soldiers | 2002 | ||
| The Great Raid | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2005 | ||
| Flags of our Fathers | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2006 | ||
| Kokoda | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2006 | ||
| The Border | Tommi Korpela | Heikki Kiljunen | With bayonet | 2007 |
| City of Life and Death | Nakaizumi Hideo | Kadokawa Masao | With Model 30 bayonet | 2009 |
| City of Life and Death | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | With Model 30 bayonets | 2009 | |
| Let the Bullets Fly | Fan Liao | Three | 2010 | |
| Let the Bullets Fly | soldiers | 2010 | ||
| Let the Bullets Fly | henchmen | 2010 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | resistance fighters | 2010 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | Japanese troops | 2010 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | French troops | 2010 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | German troops | some rubber props | 2010 | |
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | Shanghai police | 2010 | ||
| Death and Glory in Changde | Wenkang Yuan | Capt. Feng Baohua | 2010 | |
| Death and Glory in Changde | Mengwei Xie | Er Hu, Miao youth | 2010 | |
| Death and Glory in Changde | Imperial Japanese soldiers | 2010 | ||
| Shanghai | Japanese Imperial soldiers | 2010 | ||
| The Flowers of War | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2011 | ||
| My Way | Dong-gun Jang | Kim Jun-Shik | w/ Model 30 bayonets | 2011 |
| My Way | Kim In-kwon | Tatsuo Hasegawa | w/ Model 30 bayonets | 2011 |
| My Way | Fan Bingbing | Shirai | 2011 | |
| My Way | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | w/ Model 30 bayonets | 2011 | |
| Oba: The Last Samurai | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | w/ Model 30 bayonets | 2011 | |
| Cold Steel (Bian di lang yan) | Peter Ho | Wu Liangfeng | 2011 | |
| Cold Steel (Bian di lang yan) | Rongguang Yu | Colonel Zhang | 2011 | |
| Cold Steel (Bian di lang yan) | Japanese and Chinese troops | 2011 | ||
| The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (Jian hu nu xia Qiu Jin) | Xin Xin Xiong | Ao Feng | 2011 | |
| The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (Jian hu nu xia Qiu Jin) | Chinese rebels and Imperial soldiers | 2011 | ||
| Unbroken | Japanese soldiers | 2014 | ||
| Attack On Titan | Garrison soldier | . | 2015 | |
| Bravo V | Communist terrorists | . | 2015 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baa Baa Black Sheep | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 1976 - 1978 | ||
| Kokoda | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2010 | ||
| The Pacific | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 2010 | ||
| Parer's War | Japanese soldiers | Rifles and carbines | 2014 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commandos 2: Men of Courage | "Japanese Rifle" | incorrectly shown with box magazine | 2001 |
| Forgotten Hope | Type 38 Carbine | 2003 | |
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | 2003 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | 2004 | ||
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | ||
| Karma Online | Type 38 Carbine | 2011 | |
| Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm | 2011 | ||
| The Passion Leads Army (aka Glorious Missions) | Non-player weapon, used by Imperial Japanese Army Soldiers and Terrorists | 2012 |
Arisaka Type 44
The Arisaka Type 44 Carbine has been used by the following actors in the following films:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | 2004 |
Arisaka Type 99
The Arisaka Type 99 Rifle has been used by the following actors in the following films:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gung Ho! | Chinese Troops | . | 1943 | |
| Dead Reckoning | War Trophy | . | 1947 | |
| Halls of Montezuma | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 1951 | |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 1957 | |
| Thunder Road | Trevor Bardette | Vernon Doolin | . | 1958 |
| Hell to Eternity | . | Japanese Army | . | 1960 |
| Merrill's Marauders | . | Japanese Army | . | 1962 |
| None But the Brave | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | short rifles and substitute standard rifle | 1965 | |
| Hell in the Pacific | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 1968 | |
| Too Late the Hero | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 1970 | |
| Game of Death | . | Extras | . | 1978 |
| Attack Force Z | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 1982 | |
| Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 1983 | |
| Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 1990 | ||
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Tim Colceri | MSgt. Metal Head Hooker | Bayonet Attached | 1997 |
| Pearl Harbor | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 2001 | |
| Windtalkers | Adam Beach | Pvt. Ben Yahzee | 2002 | |
| Windtalkers | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 2002 | |
| Warbirds | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 2006 | |
| Flags of our Fathers | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 2006 | |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 2006 | |
| Ip Man | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | . | 2008 | |
| The Front Line (2011) | . | North Korean Army | . | 2011 |
| Oba: The Last Samurai | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | w/ Model 30 bayonets | 2011 | |
| Unbroken | Japanese soldiers | w/ monopod | 2014 | |
| Bravo V | Communist terrorists | . | 2015 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baa Baa Black Sheep | Imperial Japanese Soldiers | 1976 - 1978 | ||
| A-Team, The | Various | 1983 - 1988 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope | 2003 | ||
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | ||
| 7554 | bayonet | long rifle configuration | 2011 |
| Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm | 2013 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inu x Boku SS | hanged on the wall | "Kagerō" (S1E11 | 2012 |
Arisaka Type 2
The Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Rifle has been used by the following actors in the following films:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Manchurian Candidate | Laurence Harvey | Raymond Shaw | . | 1962 |
| Dirty Harry | Andrew Robinson | The Scorpio Killer | Sporterised | 1971 |
| The Deadly Tower | Kurt Russell | Charles Whitman | Sporterized | 1975 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission: Impossible | Charles Maxwell | Lazloff | "Operation Rogosh" (S01E03) | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Peter Lupus | Willy Armitage | "Operation Rogosh" (S01E03) | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Greg Morris | Barney Collier | "The Phoenix" (S02E23) | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O Season 7 Episode 17 | John Kerry | Hitman (credited as Dix Kercheval) | Sporterized | 1975 |
Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle
The Arisaka Type 97 sniper rifle has been used in the following video games and movies:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windtalkers | Japanese sniper | 2002 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commandos 2: Men of Courage | "Japanese Sniper Rifle" | incorrectly shown with box magazine | 2001 |
| Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm | 2013 |
Arisaka Type 99 sniper rifle
The Arisaka Type 99 sniper rifle has been used in the following video games and movies:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope | 2003 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | Type 97 sniper rifle | incorrectly called a Type 97 sniper rifle | 2004 |
| Sniper Elite V2 | "The Landwehr Canal Pack" DLC | 2012 | |
| Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm | 2013 |