Type 30 Rifle
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| Type 30 Rifle | |
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| Type | service rifle |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Wars | Boxer Rebellion, Russo-Japanese War, World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1897 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3.95 kg |
| Length | 1,280 mm |
| Barrel length | 800 mm |
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| Caliber | 6.5 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 765 m/s |
| Feed system | 5 round |
The Type 30 Rifle Arisaka (三十年式歩兵銃; Sanjyuu-nen-shiki hoheijyuu) was a bolt-action rifle. For a time it was the standard rifle of the Japanese infantry. It was an earlier, but similar weapon to the Type 38 Rifle, which was also used alongside it. Both of these weapons were also known as the Arisaka, after the inventor.
The type 30 is named that way because it was designed in the 30th year of the Meiji Restoration, which means it was designed in 1897.
It comes in Long Rifle and Carbine configurations.
The Type 30 rifle was used in the Russo-Japanese War, and later in Finland. They were replaced by the Type 38 Rifle for World War I.
