![]() Major Kijiro Nambu undertook a redesign of the Type 30, which was introduced in 1906. These included bursting cartridges, a poorly designed lock in which excess gunpowder tended to accumulate, burning the face of the shooter, frequent misfires, jamming, difficulty in cleaning, and cartridge extraction. However, the weapon had numerous shortcomings, which were highlighted by combat experience in the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army introduced the Type 30 rifle in 1897. The design was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period, hence 'Type 38') and served from then until the end of 1945. ![]() The Type 38 rifle ( ä¸å «å¼æ©å µé sanjÅ«hachi-shiki hoheijÅ«) was a bolt-action rifle that supplemented the Type 99 Japanese standard infantry rifle during the Second World War. Type 38 rifle from the collections of the Swedish Army Museumħ62 m/s (2,500 ft/s) Type 38 cartridge
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