The Lineage of the Arisaka: Facts and Circumstance in the History of the Arisaka Family of Rifles

Know your Rifle! We recommend this book to anyone who owns one of the Arisaka rifles or is interested in its history and development.

The Arisaka family of Japanese military bolt-action service rifles was first issued in 1897, when it replaced the Murata series of rifles, until the end of the Second World War II in 1945. The most common specimens include the Type 38 chambered for the 6.5×50mmSR Type 38 cartridge and the Type 99 chambered for the 7.7×58mm Type 99 cartridge, which was comparab...