The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Arisaka Type 38 Rifle. Blued steel action and polished bolt that has a knurled cocking knob. Full wood stock and top handguard. The receiver top is marked with a chrysanthemum (ground off) over three Japanese characters (Type 38) and on the left side the Kokura arsenal mark and serial number. It is fitted with a cleaning rod. The stock is bruised overall and the butt is cracked along the join.
The Arisaka Type 38 Rifle was designed in 1905 as a result of the experience gained in the Russo-Japanese War. It has many features of the Mauser G98 action and was one of the standard weapons of the Japanese Army during the Second World War. Provenance unknown.
Arisaka Type 38 Carbine. Blued steel action and polished bolt that has a knurled cocking knob. Full wood stock and top handguard. The receiver top is marked with a chrysanthemum over three Japanese ch
Arisaka Type 38 bolt action carbine. The breech ring is stamped with a chrysanthemum (ground off), three Japanese characters (Type 38) and on the left side the Nagoya arsenal mark and the serial numbe
Arisaka Type 38 bolt action carbine. The breech ring is stamped with a chrysanthemum, three Japanese characters (Type 38) and on the left side the Nagoya arsenal mark and the serial number. The bolt h
Arisaka Type 38 bolt action carbine. The breech ring is stamped with a chrysanthemum (ground off), three Japanese characters (Type 38) and on the left side the Nagoya arsenal mark and the serial numbe
Arisaka Type 38 bolt action carbine. The breech ring is stamped with a chrysanthemum, three Japanese characters (Type 38) and on the left side the Nagoya arsenal mark and the serial number. The bolt h
Arisaka Type 38 bolt action carbine. The breech ring is stamped with a chrysanthemum (ground off), three Japanese characters (Type 44) and on the left side the Kokura arsenal mark and the serial numbe