The additional 20-inches gained by the installed bayonet gave the Japanese soldier a definitive reach against a target when close-quarters fighting ensued. In all, the rifle measured some 4 feet, 2 inches long and was one of the longest such weapons still in service by the time of the Second World War (1939-1945). The Type 38 rifle was a 'long gun' and optimized to use the Type 30 infantry bayonet set at the barrel. The Type 38 was adopted into Imperial Japanese Service in 1905.
#ARISAKA TYPE 38 SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP SERIES#
Wartime records would go on to show that some 3,400,000 of the guns were ultimately produced and the series saw active service with elements outside of the Empire - including those belonging to Britain, Thailand, the Russian Empire / Soviet Union, and China. The rifle had an inherently high accuracy rate and proved very reliable in even the most adverse conditions found on the modern battlefield - particularly in the jungle fighting of Southeast Asia and across the Pacific Theater.
The Arisaka Type 38 (Rifle, Meiji 38th Year) was the standard rifle issued to the Imperial Japanese infantry by the time of the fighting of World War 1 (1914-1918).
Bore is very good and shiny, a nice change since most dont survive the humid conditions in the tropics. Numbers on receiver and front band match. Mum still there but has been stamped over. Type 38 Arisaka Nagoya Arsenal 27 Series produced around 1935 - 1942, before production switched to the type 99 a very good example from my collection. Serial Number Lookup Stolen Serial Number Lookup For Guns. The serial number should be on the left side of the receiver. The rifle mimics the Type 38 (model 1905) 6.5 Arisaka.
This mark can be found on the left side of the receiver at the end of the rifle serial number. Kokura manufactured series 20's from 1939 - 1945 and produced 100,000 series 20's. From what I have been able to determine, it is a series 20 made in the Kokura arsenal. I own a Type 99 that my father-in-law brought home from WWII.
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