![]() ![]() The predictable grenading of rifles resulted and the last ditch 99 was born.Īnother potential source of the moniker came from the Japanese Special Naval Rifle which had a cheaply cast pot-iron receiver and generally appeared to be an unsafe rattletrap to GIs. These were typically not marked as imperial arms and often stated clearly on them that they were drill or training rifles (in Japanese). ![]() This misnomer was begun when American servicemen, many of whom could not read or speak Japanese, did some stupid things when occupying post-war Japan.Ĭhief among these idiocies was the firing of service ammunition in training rifles that outwardly appeared to be Type 38 or Type 99 rifles, but were actually crudely made training rifles with unrifled barrels. Arisaka Type 38 Lookup Series Production Began.
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