The Type 44 Cavalry Rifle (四四式騎銃Yonyon-shiki kijū or Yonjūyon-shiki kijū) is a Japanese bolt-action rifle. This rifle is also often referred to as a Type 44 Carbine. It was a development of the Arisaka Type 38 Cavalry Rifle the main difference being the bayonet is a needle type and it can be folded backwards and locks underneath the barrel.
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length (km)
0.965962
weight (kg)
3302.21
origin
Empire of Japan
type
Carbine
used in war
Korean War, Chinese Civil War, World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War I
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