JAPANESE MILITARY

.32 ACP cal., striker fired, blowback operated, 3 1/2 in. fixed barrel, 9 shot mag., fixed serrated ramp front sight, fixed notched rear sight, checkered wooden grip panels, two pos. left sided thumb safety, salt blued finish. Mfg. estimated at 5,000 pistols but examples are scarce and usually in the 2000-3000 ser. range in the United States.

8mm Nambu cal., striker fired, blowback operated, 3 5/8 in. fixed barrel, 6 shot mag., fixed serrated ramp front sight, fixed notched rear sight, checkered wooden grip panels, two pos. left sided thumb safety, larger than Type 1 Hamada and with a more squared profile, all known examples are unfinished in the white. Known examples exist in the serial number range 1-50.

9mm Japanese Revolver (9×22mmR Type 26) cal., double action only, top break action, 4 3/4 in. barrel, 6 shot cylinder, automatic ejectors, bobbed hammer, notch rear sight, blade front sight, checkered wood grips, lanyard ring, blued finish. Approx. 59,000 mfg. 1893-1925.

11×60mmR Murata cal., black powder cartridges, 32 in. barrel, single shot capacity, steel receiver, barrel, and fittings, ladder rear sight, blade front sight, full length smooth contour wooden stock, short (Type 13) or long (Type 18) stock wrist receiver tangs, two barrel retaining bands, bayonet lug on right side of forward barrel retaining band, two sling swivels mounted on rear barrel band and bottom of stock, blued finish, approx. 9 lbs. Type 13 Murata mfg. began circa 1880, Type 18 Murata mfg. began circa 1885, mfg. of all Murata rifles ceased entirely by 1905.

8×53mmR Murata cal., 32 in. barrel for rifles, 19 1/2 in. barrel for carbine variant, 8 (rifle) or 5 (carbine) shot tubular mag., steel receiver, barrel, and fittings, ladder rear sight, blade front sight, full length wooden stock with deep finger grooves and checkering on the handguard, short upper handguard between rear sight and rear barrel band, magazine cut-off switch, blued finish, approx. 9 lbs. Mfg. circa 1889, Mfg. of all Murata rifles ceased entirely by 1905.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., Japanese type Mauser inspired action, 31 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., two-piece bolt construction, adj. rear ladder sight, fixed front blade sight, full length wooden stock, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, unique hook safety located on the rear of the bolt body, push-button style bolt release, brass-headed cleaning rod located under barrel, blued finish. Mfg. 1897-1905.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., Mauser inspired bolt action, 31 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., two-piece bolt construction, adj. rear tangent sight enclosed in tall guards w/range markings, fixed front blade sight, full length wooden stock, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, unique enlarged hook safety located on the rear of the bolt body, manually operated sliding dust cover, push-button style bolt release, brass-headed cleaning rod located under barrel, blued finish. Mfg. 1902-1905.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., Mauser inspired bolt action, 31 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., one-piece bolt construction, controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear peep style ladder sight, fixed shrouded front blade sight, full length wooden stock, short length upper handguard, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, knurled knob style safety located on the rear of the bolt body, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, blued finish. Mfg. 1905-1945.

6.5x50R Arisaka cal., similar to Type 38 Arisaka Rifle, except has 19 in. barrel. Mfg. 1911-disc.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., Mauser inspired bolt action, 19 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., one-piece bolt construction, controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear ladder sight, fixed shrouded front blade sight, full length wooden stock, full length wooden upper handguard between front and rear sight, finger grooves on stock forearm, left side mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate with trapdoor for cleaning rod actuated by switch on right side of buttstock, knurled knob style safety located on the rear of the bolt body, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, underfolding integrated bayonet, integrated stacking hook on the right side of the bayonet housing, blued finish. Mfg. 1911-disc.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., Mauser inspired bolt action, based on the Type 38 Arisaka Rifle, 31 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear ladder sight, fixed shrouded front blade sight, integral scope mount rail on left side of receiver for mounting offset dedicated 2.5 power scope, full length wooden stock with relief cut on the left side to accommodate the scope mount, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, knurled knob style safety located on the rear of the bolt body, down-turned bolt handle, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, blued finish. Mfg. 1937-1945.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., Italian Carcano style bolt action, 31 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., adj. rear v-notch style ladder sight, fixed non-shrouded front blade sight, full length wooden stock, short length upper handguard, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, knurled toggle safety located just behind the bolt handle, blued finish. Mfg. 1938-1941.

7.7x58mm Arisaka cal., Mauser inspired bolt action, 31 in. (initial production Long Rifle variant, rare) or 26 in. barrel length, 5 shot internal box magazine, one-piece bolt construction, controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear peep style ladder sight with folding anti-aircraft lead arms, fixed shrouded front blade sight, full length wooden stock, full length upper handguard, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, knurled knob style safety located on the rear of the bolt body, straight bolt handle, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, folding monopod attached to rear barrel band, blued finish. Mfg. 1939-1945.

7.7x58mm Arisaka cal., Mauser inspired bolt action, 26 in. barrel length, 5 shot internal box magazine, one-piece bolt construction, controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear peep style ladder sight with folding anti-aircraft lead arms, fixed shrouded front blade sight, integral scope mount rail on left side of receiver for mounting dedicated 2.5 or 4 power scope, full length wooden stock with relief cut on the left side to accommodate the scope mount, full length upper handguard, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooves on forearm, knurled knob style safety located on the rear of the bolt body, straight or down-turned bolt handle, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, blued finish. Mfg. 1939-1945.

Japan had introduced a series of paratrooper variants of their standard service rifles with various forms of takedown or folding mechanisms. The TERA name is based on the Japanese terms for the rifles, Teishin Rakkasan Shoju meaning "Parachute Rifle". These rifles were based on existing service rifles. The Type 1 was based on the Type 38 rifle, while the Type 2 and Type 100 were based on the Type 99 rifle. While all of these rifles are rare, the most common variant is the Type 2 Paratrooper Rifle.

6.5x50SR Arisaka cal., 19 in. barrel, 5 shot internal box mag., one-piece bolt construction, controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear V-notch style ladder sight, fixed shrouded front blade sight, full length hinged stock folds horizontally to the right at the wrist of the stock. Stock latch is located on the left side just behind the action, full length upper handguard, bottom mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooved forearm, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, blued finish. Very limited production by Nagoya Arsenal.

7.7x58mm Arisaka cal., 26 in. barrel length, 5 shot internal box magazine, one-piece bolt construction, two-piece takedown mechanism utilizing a locking lug on the bottom of the barrel and a wedge pin screwed into the right side of the gun, Mauser style extractor, adj. rear peep style ladder sight with folding anti-aircraft lead arms, fixed shrouded front blade sight, two-piece wooden stock, full length upper handguard, side mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooved forearm, knurled knob style safety located on the bolt body, fixed straight bolt handle, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, folding monopod, blued finish. Mfg. circa. 1942-1945.

7.7x58mm Arisaka cal., 26 in. barrel length, 5 shot internal box magazine, one-piece bolt construction, two-piece takedown mechanism utilizing interrupted threads on the barrel, controlled feed Mauser style extractor, adj. rear peep style ladder sight with folding anti-aircraft lead arms, fixed shrouded front blade sight, two-piece wooden stock, full length upper handguard, side mounted sling swivels, metal buttplate, finger grooved forearm, knurled knob style safety on rear of bolt, detachable threaded bolt handle, action operated sliding dust cover, lever-style bolt release with integral ejector, folding monopod, blued finish. Limited production by Nagoya Arsenal. Mfg. 1940-disc.