These late war rifles where known as “Last Ditch” rifles and were very crudely manufactured with most missing the accessories of the earlier models.
As the war went on the quality had dropped. The early models of the type 99 contained a folding wire mono-pod, flip up sights with “Anti-Aircraft” bars, chrome plated bores, and a dust cover. There were also some various sub categories produced, like the 7.7 Sniper or the 6.5-Take down Paratrooper model, but these rifles were rarely produced. The Type 38 and Type 99 Rifles were the most common and was the rifle most likely to be come across during the war in the Pacific. It was a bolt action type rifle for the grand Japanese Armed Forces from the year 1897 to 1945.ĭuring the production five modifications were produced under the name Type 30, 38, 44, 97 and the 99.
The First Model of the Arisaka Rifle was planned, designed and the project was executed by Colonel Nariakira Arisaka in the year 1897. Today, we list down the sniper rifles which were used by the allied and opposing forces in the World War II. Sniper Rifle is one of the heavy armory addition to the land forces armory, yet the most precise and deadly weapon which can send a demoralizing wave in the rival’s army at once, observed as the “One Shot, One Kill” deadly weapon.
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