Filipino Weaponries and Arisaka

[filipinoparthian]

Good day guys, I am masteral student in the University of Sto Thomas, a half Filipino Iranian and i have a report in two weeks time regarding both the Maranao Kris and their tactics regarding warfare and of the arisaka 38, 44 and 99 during world war 1 and 2. my friend Topaz had an arisaka 38 but unfortunately he sold it for 300 dollars (I would have saved up for it if that was the price) and would want to take a picture of it as an added realism to both my report and paper. I was told it might be better as well to compare it to the mauser, the riffle the japanese used to copy the Arisaka from. though some people tell me it was more so on the gras.

I would appreciate the help sirs. my email is [e-mail]

[frank]

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[rickthelibrarian]

The Arisaka 38 was a 6.5mm rifle that was developed as a modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and a feature or two of the Mauser Model 1898. As far as I know, it did not owe any of it's design to the French Gras rifle.

The Model 44 was a carbine (but firing the 6.5mm cartridge) designed for the cavalry. It had a folding spike-type bayonet. It had a barrel length of about 19 inches (vs. 31" for the Model 38 rifle).

The Type 99 was redesigned as a "short" rifle like most other combatants had. It fired the more-effective 7.7mm cartridge and had a barrel length of about 25 inches.

The Arisaka saw relatively little use in World War I - the only battle was at the German colony of Tsingtao, in China. As I recall, a number of Arisaka rifles were used by the British Navy, but I'd have to check that out.