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Type 99 rifle information


Type 99 rifle
A Type 99 short rifle between a Mosin-Nagant rifle and Nagant M1895 revolver
TypeBolt-action rifle
Place of originEmpire of Japan
Service history
In service1939–1945 (Japan)
Used bySee Users
WarsChinese Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Indonesian National Revolution
Hukbalahap Rebellion
Soviet–Japanese Border Wars
Korean War
Malayan Emergency[citation needed]
First Indochina War
Vietnam War[1]
Production history
DesignerKijiro Nambu
Nariakira Arisaka
Designed1939
Produced1939–1945
No. built~3,500,000[2]
Specifications
Mass3.79 kg (8.4 lb)
Length1,118 mm (44.0 in) or 1,258 mm (49.5 in)
Barrel length657 mm (25.9 in)

Cartridge7.7×58mm Arisaka
7.92×57mm Mauser (KMT conversion)
.30-06 Springfield (South Korean/Thai conversion)
7.62×39mm (PRC conversion)
ActionBolt action
Muzzle velocity2,477 ft/s (755 m/s)
Effective firing range656 metres (717 yd) with iron sight
1,500 metres (1,600 yd) (short) with telescopic sight
1,700 metres (1,900 yd) (long) with telescopic sight
Maximum firing range3,400 metres (3,700 yd) (7.7×58mm Arisaka)
Feed system5-round internal box magazine, stripper clip loaded

The Type 99 rifle or Type 99 short rifle (九九式短小銃, Kyūkyū-shiki tan-shōjū) was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

  1. ^ Voigt (2010), pp. 225.
  2. ^ Walter, John (2006). Rifles of the World (3rd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. p. 33. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.

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