Videos tagged with Type 38 Arisaka

This video provides an expert-level review of the Japanese Type 38 Arisaka rifle, highlighting its historical significance, robust design, and unique features. The discussion emphasizes its adoption in 1905, its role alongside the Type 99, and its exceptional action strength, noted by US Army testing. The review also touches on its international use and collectability, with a caveat on ammunition availability.

This "History Primer" video from C&Rsenal delves into the Shanxi Type 6-5 Infantry Rifle. Othais and Mae provide a comprehensive look at the rifle's history, functionality, and include a live-fire demonstration. The video is part of a series that covers historical firearms from different conflicts. Supporting materials like books and merchandise are linked in the description, along with information on sponsors like Ballistol USA.

The Japanese Arisaka Type 38 is a refined bolt-action rifle designed by Kijiro Nambu, emphasizing simplicity, ruggedness, and reliability. It features a distinct action with a round knob safety and a sliding dust cover, and utilizes an updated 6.5x50mm spitzer cartridge. Weighing 9.2 lbs and measuring 50.2 inches, it represents an enhanced evolution of Japanese rifle design.

This video delves into the history and modifications of Finnish Arisaka rifles, which were second only to the Mosin-Nagant in Finnish service. It details their acquisition from Russian forces, original Japanese markings, and subsequent Finnish and Russian modifications. The discussion covers caliber variations, identification marks like the 'SA' stamp, and sight upgrades made by Finnish users.

This prototype 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 Carbine represents an early attempt by Japan to develop a more powerful service rifle. Despite innovative recoil reduction features like a muzzle brake and spring-loaded buttplate, trials in 1938 found it unpleasant due to excessive muzzle blast and recoil. This led to the abandonment of the carbine concept in favor of the 'short rifle' design.

This video offers a first-person perspective of numerous historical and modern firearms being fired at steel targets. It showcases the operational characteristics of bolt-action rifles like the Lebel 1886 and Mosin Nagant, semi-automatic platforms such as the SVT-40 and M1 Garand, and submachine guns like the MP5 SD and MP-40. The diverse selection highlights different firing mechanisms, loading procedures, and the distinct auditory feedback of each weapon.

This video provides a real-life demonstration of various firearms featured in Battlefield 1, spanning shotguns, bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles, and pistols from WWI. It showcases the Model 1900, M97 Trench Gun, Gewehr 98, Type 38 Arisaka, Mosin-Nagant M91, Lebel Model 1886, SMLE MKIII, M1903 Springfield, M1917 Enfield, Luger P08, Mauser C96, and M1911, among others. The demonstrations highlight their operation and visual appearance, offering insights into historical firearm functionality.

This mud test evaluates the effectiveness of the Type 38 Arisaka's sliding dust cover. While initial tests showed mud ingress through gas vents causing failures, plugging these vents simulated field conditions and proved the dust cover's reliability. The video also explains why many Arisakas lack dust covers today, attributing it to souvenir collection by GIs after WWII.

The Type 38 Arisaka, chambered in 6.5mm Japanese, was tested in a 25-shot run and gun drill. Despite its exceptionally low recoil, comparable to 7.62x39mm, the rifle experienced significant feeding malfunctions, particularly from the left side of its internal magazine. The rifle features a distinctive dust cover and simple ladder sights, with a visible Imperial Chrysanthemum mark.

The Japanese Type 97 Sniper Rifle, a modified Type 38 Arisaka, served as the standard sniper weapon in WWII. Its 2.5x scope, though basic, offered surprising clarity. Production totaled around 22,200 units from Kokura and Nagoya Arsenals. A key design feature was the bent bolt handle, and a significant issue was mismatched scope serial numbers, leading to accuracy problems due to the lack of external adjustments.

The Type 99 Arisaka featured a unique rear sight system with a standard aperture and an adjustable ladder sight for ranges up to 1500m. It also included flip-down anti-aircraft wings designed to lead slow-flying aircraft at specific speeds. While innovative for its time, these AA sights became less effective against faster modern aircraft and were eventually removed for resource conservation.