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 comparable to a modern .308 round. Soldiers brought thousands of Type 99s and other Arisaka variants to the United States as war trophies during and after World War II. Generously illustrated with pictures of the rifles. You will find a table of maker's marks (Nagoya, Kokura, Koishikawa et Cetera) in the back of the book. Click the Buy Now button at the top of this page to add this title to your Arisaka library.