Type 38 Arisaka

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The Type 38 rifle (三八式歩兵銃 san-hachi-shiki hoheijū) was a bolt-action rifle used by Imperial Japanese Army in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 38") and served from then until the end of 1945. It was designed by Major Kijiro Nambu who used the Type 30 rifle (an actual rifle designed by Colonel Arisaka Nariakira) as the base for a redesign. Nambu reduced the number of parts making up the Type 30's bolt from nine to six and at that same time simplified manufacture and disassembly of the bolt without the need of tools. A dust cover was added because of experiences in the Russo-Japanese War that left rifles inoperable from dust.

Battlefield 1
The Type 38 Arisaka is a weapon that will be introduced in Battlefield 1: Turning Tides expansion for the Scout class.