While not as powerful as its successor, the Type 99, the Type 38 was well designed and enjoyed widespread use and respect from the soldiers who fielded it in combat. Later, the Japanese needed a higher power cartridge, and they rechambered the type 38 to. Designed in the early 1900's the Arisaka Type 38 rifle was one of the most common bolt action rifles seen in the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army. I have an opportunity to buy an Arisaka Type 38 Carbine. These rifles include: The Type 99 Long Rifle, the Type 99 Short Rifle, the Type 99 Carbine, the Type 99 Naval Special, the Type 100 Paratroop Rifle, and the Type 2 Paratroop Rifle. The only difference in these rifles is the length of the barrel and forestock. It was a redesign of the Type 38 in a larger caliber, 7.7 Japanese. It was manufactured originally in 3 lengths: 50.25, 44.25, and 38. The Type 44 used 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka ammunition. The Type 38 was a 6.5 mm Arisaka (mauser inspired) bolt action rifle. There are three known versions of the Type 44, all with slight variations regarding standards of manufacture and the bayonet housing. A compartment in the buttstock may be opened to reveal a unique two-piece cleaning rod. Of note is that the Type 44 included a folding spike bayonet as standard with the weapon that folded to the side of the weapon this was intended for use in bayonet fencing techniques taught to soldiers of the time. The Type 44 is a bolt-action carbine with a five-round internal box magazine fed by stripper clips the Type 44 was developed from the Type 38 Arisaka. Also, much of the hardware on the stock had either been replaced with incorrect parts or been poorly cold blued, giving them a. The original stock had been sanded down to the point that it was not useable then stained brown. After World War II the Type 44s were used by the People's Liberation Army and Navy in some amounts. Arisaka type 38 carbine restoration This Japanese Arisaka carbine is a good example of restoration of a military firearm. These were mainly produced by the Tokyo Arsenal from 1911 to 1942, although the Kokura and Nagoya Arsenals also produced the weapons in some amount. The rifle served from 1911 to 1945 and was used by a number of units, mainly cavalry units and some transportation units. The rifle entered service in 1911 and was designated "Type 44" as it entered service in the 44th year of Emperor Meiji's reign, 1911. The Type 44 was developed in 1911 by Baron Nariakira Arisaka as a means to provide a cavalryman a carbine and a bayonet in one package without it encumbering its user even further. This is a Japanese Type 38 'Cavalry' Carbine originally made at the Koishikawa arsenal as a Type 38 Long Rifle, but later converted to a Type 38 Short Rifle of the Chigusa factory at the Nagoya Arsenal.
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