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Markings on Japanese Arisaka Rifles and Bayonets of World War II From there, you should be able to identify your rifle and find the corresponding page on this website to see what features are correct to your rifle.
7 wrz 2000 · Serial Numbers. All Japanese military rifles had serial numbers except extremely rare prototypes, other pre-production guns, and occasional rifles assembled very late in World War II. The serial number was stamped on the left side of the receiver, followed by the arsenal symbol.
21 mar 2024 · Is there an online resource that shows pictures of the Japanese characters to help with identification of parts? If not, what is the best literature that would have these proof marks and stamps documented for us non-Japanese speakers?
The serial number is found on the left side of the receiver on most standard rifles. The Arsenal mark on Japanese rifles is generally found to the right of the serial number on the left side of the receiver.
21 lis 2009 · The rifle serial number is stamped on all Arisakas ( T-30 to 99 ) on the left receiver wall along with the arsenal logo and production proofs. Also if later production a series Kana marking enclosed in a circle will be stamped to the left of the serial number.
The Arisaka Type 38 bolt-action rifles, also known as Meiji 38th Year (1905) rifles, were the standard infantry rifles of the pre-WW2 Japanese Army.
According to historian Michael Haskew, “The Imperial Japanese Army fielded two prominent bolt-action rifles during World War II, the Arisaka [Meiji] Type 38 and Type 99. These were identified according to the 38th year of the Meiji period and the year 2099 of the Japanese calendar, respectively.
