Turning that is what loosens the wedge so the gun can come apart. In the first one you will note a screw with a D-ring through it at the front of the bottom (rear) half. Now I know you are dying to see how the gun comes apart, so here is a teaser: right and left shots of the gun in two pieces. With the permission of the Ministry of the Army.' The back says 'Issued by the Army Museum Association'. The caption on the left says 'Paratroopers landing in Palembang. This image appeared in a magazine and also on postcards. The exploits of this intrepid, if unlucky, unit were immortalized in a dramatic painting by Goro Tsuruta (1890-1969 Tsuruta is the surname). In that battle, the airborne troops were equipped with standard rifles that were dropped in separate canisters and ended up landing in swamps some distance from the men, who then had to fight with just pistols, bayonets and grenades. 134-135), the experiences of the airborne attack on Palembang in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, February 13-15, 1942 may have provided the impetus for the Japanese to get serious about paratroop weapons. According to the Fred Honeycutt book Military Rifles of Japan, (pp.

The Japanese did not make very extensive use of paratroopers and development of specialized weapons for them also lagged. The barrel is 649mm (25-1/16') when measured as required by Canadian law (rod down the barrel with the bolt closed). Immediately below is a view of the left side. The gun is all matching, and although the 'mum' has been ground, it appears to be in unissued condition. These are shown further down the page together with a brief summary of the soldier's story. It came with the 'bring back' document and a few other items that he brought back. I was very lucky to acquire this rifle in late 2008 from the daughter of the U.S. By this system, the Western year 1942 when the gun was adopted was 2602, with the 'two' becoming the model designation. The model designation comes from the year based on the Japanese system that counted from the date of the mythological founding of the Japanese Empire by Emperor Jimmu in 660 B.C. more than a few hundred), and even it is rare, with only about 21,200 known to have been produced. The Type 2 is the only paratroop rifle that was produced in any real quantity (i.e. The Japanese experimented with several versions of paratroop rifles, including ones with folding stocks and an interrupted thread-style take-down before settling on this one, which has a screw-in wedge that holds the two halves together (the system will be described in great detail below with close-up photos). It fires the 7.7mm X 58 Arisaka cartridge. The Type 2 Paratroop rifle is basically a take-down version of the Type 99 Arisaka rifle. Nambu World: Arisaka Type 2 Paratroop Rifle The Royal Thai Army received Japanese rifles of all types after 1945 and converted some short Type 99 rifles to fire the U.S.30-06 cartridge during the early 1950s. Indonesian forces used a large number of Type 99 rifles in the fighting against the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945вЂ“1949).

Type 99 arisaka with yellow numbers