arisaka

The Arisaka family of bolt action rifles were a series of Japanese weapons designed by Colonel Nariakira Arisaka. They were the standard weapons of the Japanese Empire from 1898 to 1945 and were used in World War I and World War II.

The Arisaka rifles were derived in part from the German Mauser, especially the 5-round internal magazine fed by a stripper clip, but deviate by using cock-and-close action, instead of being cock-on-open. notable variants are the folding-bayonet Type 44 carbine and Type 97 sniper rifle (both derived from the Type 38), and the Type 2 paratrooper rifle (based on the Type 99).

Arisaka rifles were marked with the Imperial Seal of Japan (a Chrysanthemum), designating them as the property of the Emperor.