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Japanese Arsenal

Japanese Arsenal in the reference: 47 gun models, 4 factory loads, 3 serial ranges, 1 cartridges introduced.

Defunct Japan, Japan 1871–

Overview

Coverage in the reference and the shop, counted at build
RecordsCountOpen
Gun models 47 Notable models
Factory loads 4 Filter the explorer
Serial number ranges 3 Serial lookup
Cartridges introduced 1 Cartridges

Collective designation for the Imperial Japanese Army's network of arsenals that produced the Arisaka rifle series, Type 14 and Type 94 pistols, and other military arms.

Also recorded as Imperial Japanese Army Arsenal, Kokura Arsenal, Tokyo Arsenal, Nagoya Arsenal, Kokura Army Arsenal.

Notable firearms

47 models in the firearm database. Collectible and service designs first, then the newest.

  1. Nagoya Arsenal Arisaka Type 99 Last Ditch 7.7x58mm 25.9-inch Rifle · 1944
  2. Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 Last Ditch 7.7x58mm 25.98-inch Rifle · 1944
  3. Nagoya Arsenal Arisaka Type 2 Paratrooper Rifle · 1942
  4. Nagoya Arsenal Arisaka Type 38 Sniper Rifle · 1942
  5. Tokyo Arsenal Arisaka Type 99 Sniper Rifle · 1942
  6. Tokyo Arsenal Type 02 Paratroop 7.7x58mm 25.4-inch Rifle · 1942
  7. Nagoya Arsenal Type 14 Large Guard WWII Pistol · 1941
  8. Nagoya Arsenal Arisaka Type 99 Monopod Variant Rifle · 1940
  9. Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 Anti-Aircraft Variant 7.7x58mm 25.98-inch Rifle · 1940
  10. Kokura Arsenal Type 99 Kokura Production WWII Rifle · 1940
  11. Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 Nagoya 7.7mm 1940 Rifle · 1940
  12. Tokyo Arsenal Type 99 Sniper 7.7x58mm 25.98-inch Sniper Rifle · 1940

All 47 models

Associated cartridges

4 cartridges: the ones Japanese Arsenal introduced and the ones it loads for.

CartridgeRelationLoads
7mm Nambu Introduced 1902 1
6.5x50mm Arisaka Loads 1
7.7x58mm Japanese Loads 1
8mm Nambu Loads 1

Factory loads

4 Japanese Arsenal loads in the reference, each with grain weight, bullet type and advertised velocity.

Open the explorer filtered to Japanese Arsenal

Serial numbers

3 dated serial ranges across 3 model families, 1905–1945. Covered: Type 14 Nambu, Type 38 Arisaka, Type 94 Nambu.

Date a Japanese Arsenal by serial number

Counts are read from the reference and the shop at build time and change as records are added or corrected. Maker names in the reference are matched to this page through a reviewed alias list, not by spelling alone.