Technical Specifications

Type	Bolt-action rifle
Country of origin	Empire of Japan
Designer	Arisaka Nariakira · Kijirō Nambu · Dōgane Giichi · Iwashita Kenzō
Designed	1939
Produced	1939–1945
In service	1939–1945 (Japan)
Used by	See Users
No. built	~3,500,000
Variants	See Variants
Weight	3.79 kg
Length	1118 mm or 1258 mm
Barrel length	657 mm
Cartridge	7.7×58mm Arisaka · 7.92×57mm Mauser (KMT conversion) · .30-06 Springfield (South Korean/Thai conversion) · 7.62×39mm (Post-WW2 PRC conversion)
Action	Bolt action
Feed	5-round internal box magazine, stripper clip loaded
Muzzle velocity	2,477 ft/s
Range	656 m with iron sight · 1500 m (short) with telescopic sight · 1700 m (long) with telescopic sight
Maximum range	3400 m (7.7×58mm Arisaka)

Data from Type 99 rifle (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — Joe Mabel.

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