History of WWI Primer 032: Japanese "Arisaka" Type 38 Documentary

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    Small Arms of WWI Primer 032: Japanese "Arisaka" Type 38
    Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
    C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!
    Cartridge: 6.5x50mm
    Capacity: 5 rnds
    Length: 50.2"
    weight: 9.2 lbs
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    The Type 38 Arisaka
    Francis C. Allan and Harold W. Macy
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Komentáře • 811

  • @jacobackley502
    @jacobackley502 Před 3 lety +195

    P. O. Ackley converted a type 38 to 30-06 and loaded extremely overpressured rounds in order to torture test the action. After failing to blow the rifle up, he recorded it as one of the strongest actions ever developed.

    • @rogainegaming6924
      @rogainegaming6924 Před 3 lety +24

      Hatcher did the same thing to a 99. Even shot 30-06 down a unconverted action and it fired fine. Insane how strong these rifles are.

    • @acester86
      @acester86 Před 2 lety +10

      @@rogainegaming6924 if im not mistaken they are designed to fail away from the shooter as well.

    • @rogainegaming6924
      @rogainegaming6924 Před 2 lety +10

      @@acester86 yep. That hole below the mum is designed to vent gas in case of a rupture, as well as the bolt being designed to vent it away too.

    • @Joshua_N-A
      @Joshua_N-A Před rokem

      @@rogainegaming6924 only the Japanese known to do this feature so far?

    • @NAH1907
      @NAH1907 Před rokem +6

      @@Joshua_N-A German and ther Gewher 98 and K98 I think

  • @MickCorgi
    @MickCorgi Před 4 lety +155

    Thank you I’m Japanese but I only knew Nanbu by the hand gun. Didn’t know he was the designer of more famous type 38.

    • @dscrappygolani7981
      @dscrappygolani7981 Před 2 lety +11

      They don't talk about the war much in Japan.

    • @kamikazefilmproductions
      @kamikazefilmproductions Před 2 lety +5

      @@dscrappygolani7981 they dont and its really sad... im American with Japanese ancestry and i want them to learn the truth of the good and bad of Japan during the war.

    • @YichengLi
      @YichengLi Před 2 lety +7

      He designed a bunch of their light machine guns, too.

    • @imadequate3376
      @imadequate3376 Před rokem +7

      Kijiro Nambu also designed the Type 100 submachine gun, among several HMG and LMGs used by the Japanese.

    • @imadequate3376
      @imadequate3376 Před rokem +3

      @@kamikazefilmproductions Unit 731.
      My Japanese exchange student freaked out when I showed him that. Apparently Japanese WWII war crimes aren't taught in Japan.

  • @AussieFanXCIV
    @AussieFanXCIV Před 7 lety +97

    My great-grandfather brought back a captured Type 38 from the island of Saipan when he returned from service in the Pacific War. It might just be my favorite rifle because my fascination with it at an early age inspired my love for firearms history and design.

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +23

      Thanks for sharing that! It's nice to hear how people get hooked.

    • @bobskywalker2707
      @bobskywalker2707 Před 5 lety +3

      Ha battlefield looting is fun

    • @gtc1961
      @gtc1961 Před 8 měsíci +5

      My dad brought back a Type 99 when he was on occupation duty in Yokosuka after the surrender. He said they had a pile of rifles and a pile of bayonets, every sailor was allowed to take one of each and ship them home. When him and my mom got married and bought a house in 1952, he brought it with him. My mom was thrilled having a gun in the house so my dad, an ex-navy gunner's mate, told her he'd file down the firing pin to make her feel better. So it sat over our TV from the late 50's to 2010 when he passed away. I had one gun, a Ruger 10/22 but I took my dad's Arisaka home and when, about 7 years later, I got interested in guns and took it apart to clean it. Found out he never ground down the firing pin! I found some ammo online and shot it for the first time....I will never get rid of that gun!

  • @JackDo-lu8ux
    @JackDo-lu8ux Před 7 lety +154

    As a Korean, the fat that these rifles were even manufactured in Incheon. The Japanese colonial policy has focused heavy industrialization in the Northern Area of the peninsula. And two short-and-interesting stories for those who read my comments. One; these rifles were one of the most common rifles seen in the hands of Korean Freedom Fighters. Since Japan has placed Military Police throughout Korea to force marshal laws, it was pretty dam easy just to go to the local police armory and grabbing one - assuming if you didn't get caught in the way. Two; even after the liberation of Japan's colonies after WW2, these rifles were still in use by the militaries on both sides of the Korean Peninsula - mostly due to the fact that there was a HUGE stockpile of Japanese arms in Korea. That's all for now and Kudos to Othias, Mae, and every other person who devote long hours or money to help this show rolling!From South Korea, Jack the Korean Gun Nut.

    • @farmerboy916
      @farmerboy916 Před 7 lety +4

      What are gun laws like in korea?

    • @JackDo-lu8ux
      @JackDo-lu8ux Před 7 lety +7

      farmerboy916​ Well...for an average person to get a gun - good luck. It's very difficult to get a firearms ownership over here. If you want to know the details, ask me again since I need to take a call.

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +23

      Yeah post war Arisaka dispersement is odd. They made it pretty wide but most countries pushed other designs despite the surplus. I guess using the hated guns must have felt odd.

    • @alexpark4680
      @alexpark4680 Před 6 lety +12

      Hey Mr. Do,
      My grandpa used to say the soldiers in his town had rifles that were very long right before the korean war and when he escaped to the south.
      He was from north korea. I always wondered if the rifles he spoke about were arisakas or mosin nagants.

    • @ryangrear3430
      @ryangrear3430 Před 3 lety +1

      @@alexpark4680 no clue though i would guess if just before the Korean war their more likely to be arisakas then mosins as mosins wouldn't be really removed from the soviet military until after the Korean war but it really could be either though i would lean on the former

  • @malkrow21
    @malkrow21 Před 7 lety +324

    31:31 InRangeTV conducted a mud test on the Arisaka Type 38, and the dust cover absolutely done its job. It out performed both the K98k and the Mosin-Nagant that they've tested. As I commented on that video, the dust cover was not this lousy, impractical feature as some have proclaimed it to be.

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Před 5 lety +10

      Keep in mind the mud tests are pure entertainment value and not indicative of proper testing/field conditions.

    • @jackandersen1262
      @jackandersen1262 Před 5 lety +39

      Fuzzy Dunlop they are a good indicator as to what to expect from the rifle when it is exposed to mud (since actual military mud tests are much more precise and brutal).

    • @malkrow21
      @malkrow21 Před 5 lety +32

      Regardless, it gives you an idea of how the feature would perform with the rifle encased in mud.

    • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
      @MaxwellAerialPhotography Před 5 lety +30

      Yet another piece of fudd lore debunked.

    • @ronalddunne3413
      @ronalddunne3413 Před 4 lety +1

      The dust-cover was considered a noisy add-on better gotten rid of- and many were by the troops.

  • @AfrikaKorp42
    @AfrikaKorp42 Před 7 lety +143

    I think the reason for the rumors of soldiers ditching the dust covers is simple, the Marines and GIs who captured them found them unnecessary and pitched them before taking home their trophies

    • @mightza3781
      @mightza3781 Před 6 lety +47

      Well, when the trophies were loaded onto the boat, the officers asked everyone to take off the bolts because they didn't want working guns around drunken soldiers who were celebrating the fact they were returning home. Once the bolts were off, Americans who were not trained on the dust cover found it awkward to put back on so they didn't bother.

    • @billmelater6470
      @billmelater6470 Před 4 lety +16

      @@mightza3781 That's also why most of the bolts aren't matching. It's a damn shame, really.

    • @ronalddunne3413
      @ronalddunne3413 Před 4 lety +15

      FWIW, in my life I have known 2 vets who brought back Arisakas and who told me they were taken by THEMSELVES in the field and neither had the dust-covers when captured. Both 6.5 incidentally, with intact mums. Can't speak about others but in these cases they were taken with dust covers removed. Maybe conditions in the field were more relaxed than in parade-ground duty? Passage of time makes asking the original capturing GI's for clarification impossible...

    • @BeefyRider
      @BeefyRider Před 3 lety +2

      In "Shots Fired in Anger" John B. George says the Japanese removed their dust covers themselves.

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 Před 3 lety +3

      Dust cover is probably a misnomer. It was probably thought of as a mud cover. For normal use, and an expected engagement, it is a part that can come loose and complicate things. Take it off and keep it in your kit for rainy days and guard duty.

  • @sanokuen-sempai
    @sanokuen-sempai Před 5 lety +168

    我々日本人にもわかりやすい説明をありがとうございます
    Thank you upload very nice video

    • @takeraw6976
      @takeraw6976 Před 4 lety +12

      ニコ動に字幕入りが上がってました
      今でも残ってるかな?-
      しかしこのオタ夫婦?は趣味にどっぷりで幸せそうです

    • @user-oe4dc2hz6g
      @user-oe4dc2hz6g Před 4 lety +17

      アイコンに反して素晴らしい感謝を述べるホモの鑑

    • @sauceyeti4381
      @sauceyeti4381 Před 3 lety

      Nice

    • @RNKel1
      @RNKel1 Před 3 lety

      I agree

  • @johnhartley5217
    @johnhartley5217 Před 5 lety +10

    Hi y'all, I am a retired South Carolina Deputy Sheriff and in my last 15 years of service I was the departments Quartermaster and Armorer. I inherited a rusty Arisaka Type 99. I have completely restored the weapon to firing condition. My Grandfather sent it to my Father from the South Pacific. Prior to the 99 all of my experience was with modern firearms, but I completely enjoyed the process and have since had the chance to work on a M 1 Carbine. Didn't touch the finish on it just a thorough cleaning and replaced all the springs. I am enjoying your videos. Thanks .

  • @user-yz6zk6ov8h
    @user-yz6zk6ov8h Před 5 lety +24

    大切に扱ってくれていて嬉しい

  • @roywhiteo5
    @roywhiteo5 Před 6 lety +11

    my grandfather worked at the kokura arsenal when the bombs were dropped. thanks to the cloud cover, he didnt have an atomic bomb dropped on him and my mom was born in 1949.

  • @quinnnewman9538
    @quinnnewman9538 Před 7 lety +64

    Learning about Japan in ww1 is actually pretty cool

    • @jackmcgloin3709
      @jackmcgloin3709 Před 6 lety

      Quinn Newman i agree

    • @onii-chandaisuki5710
      @onii-chandaisuki5710 Před 4 lety +13

      And amusing. Like how they got the German POWs to teach them how to make beer and that's why Asahi beer taste similar to German beer.

    • @neuzdost1939
      @neuzdost1939 Před rokem

      Weaboos be like: " It's not cool, it's a must"

  • @AntiAnathema
    @AntiAnathema Před 7 lety +46

    Glorious Nippon Steel.

  • @M3talB3ak
    @M3talB3ak Před 7 lety +13

    Great-Granddad brought one back from the Pacific. It was built in 1934 in the Mukden arsenal (Manchuria). It preforms beautifully out to 200 yards and cycles with no problems. I totally agree with your choice of favorite rifle.

  • @kaname111
    @kaname111 Před 5 lety +44

    日本語翻訳たすかります!!

    • @Nick-rs5if
      @Nick-rs5if Před 4 lety +1

      グーグル翻訳で書かれた

  • @mr.gunzaku437
    @mr.gunzaku437 Před 2 lety +10

    I remember all of the History channel documentaries about Japanese small arms and how junky and/or awkward they were.
    I fell into that crowd as well because of those documentaries. But since watching you guys and other CZcams channels and going on to more informed websites and authors, I've since rescinded my old opinions.
    The Japanese type 38 is probably one of my favorite bolt-action rifles ever made. I have yet to shoot one, however.

  • @user-nc9yg6gb4x
    @user-nc9yg6gb4x Před 5 lety +55

    三八式歩兵銃ほんとイケメン

  • @Speedy_pig123
    @Speedy_pig123 Před 3 lety +36

    “I know it’s not the most attractive thing in the world”
    Me: it’s freaking beautiful!

    • @maxanderson5217
      @maxanderson5217 Před 2 lety

      It is a very nice looking gun, but i also love the look of the owen smg and ar-18

  • @com12494
    @com12494 Před 6 lety +37

    In TROTCS (Thai Reserve Officer Training Corps Student) It call Siam Mauser Type 66 it use 8×52. They have a lot of this gun and It use for lot of training. Ps. Without firing pin,dead bolt and missing rear sight lol. 😅
    Sorry for my English if it wrong.

    • @bezahltersystemtroll5055
      @bezahltersystemtroll5055 Před 4 lety +2

      if the rifle cant shoot or aim, whats even the point of this training? 🤔

    • @stanleylutherson17
      @stanleylutherson17 Před 4 lety +1

      @@bezahltersystemtroll5055 Basically a burden while you are living(training) in a jungle.

    • @eazy8579
      @eazy8579 Před 2 lety

      @@bezahltersystemtroll5055 drill, bayonet practice, safety, hand to hand combat

  • @BigRedPower59
    @BigRedPower59 Před 7 lety +16

    My father brought a type 38 back from the pacific in 1945. I have has the rifle in my possession for the past 15+ years. I think it shoots amazingly well. As a matter of fact the only thing that has prevented me from "shooting the fire out of it" has been ammunition availability. Now that I have a stash of quality Norma brass stockpiled, I will be purchasing a die set so I can start hand loading.

    • @johnbeebe439
      @johnbeebe439 Před 6 lety

      BigRedPower59 how u doing I just got an 38 need more info on it. It's all there has all the ww1 markings still can you text me back if you are still working with yours

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 Před 3 lety +1

      Developed any good loads yet?

  • @pricklydingus8604
    @pricklydingus8604 Před 7 lety +228

    A very honorable rifle.

  • @ludditeneaderthal
    @ludditeneaderthal Před 7 lety +24

    sleeve type striker adds another layer of steel between the spring, and the atmospheric elements intent on corroding it. it gives as much support as a wire guide, but greatly simplifies re-assembly (no dolls head whose neck must be broken to disassemble, or lined up to reassemble), as everything going into the rifle fits inside the piece in front of it (for those illiterate rice farmer conscripts). body slides forward onto extractor, sleeved pin slides forward into bolt body, spring slides forward into pin, pin on safety cap slides forward into spring. no mystery, no ambiguity, no muss, no fuss. everything slides "OUT" to disassemble, in nice regimented order, no "hand jive" manipulations needed. assembly is basically just packing stuff in by size places, same thing though, all 1 direction, front to back, only "IN" in every case, also with a complete lack of any "secret handshake" manipulations. it is basically an absolutely idiot proof bolt, which is about as rare as hen's teeth, honestly. it also comes as close to eliminating primer salt contamination of the spring as humanly possible, another major plus in the glory days of chlorate primers. that nambu was just about the john browning of japan, wasn't the wiley old cat?

  • @propagandabuster255
    @propagandabuster255 Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you for commentary based on an objective historical view. I was impressed by the rich knowledge of the distributor. From Japan.

  • @sarunasi5830
    @sarunasi5830 Před 3 lety +5

    I am glad that you have studied Japanese rifles in detail and cherished them so much. Great report.

  • @user-my1kr3zi7t
    @user-my1kr3zi7t Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you from Japan😄👍🇯🇵

  • @maxdevlin4349
    @maxdevlin4349 Před 6 lety +1

    Great channel, family friendly, and almost (But not) excruciating in detail... a true treasure trove of knowledge

  • @Musicguy1161
    @Musicguy1161 Před 5 lety

    Really great video! Thanks for taking the time and energy to make this.

  • @fistofthetiger1591
    @fistofthetiger1591 Před rokem +3

    The AK of bolt-actions. Fine rifle, never you mind the detractors. I'd love to have one as much as I want a Garand and Mauser.👍👍👍

  • @Player_Review
    @Player_Review Před 7 lety +77

    Semi-Rimmed ammo, for the extractor's pleasure.

    • @CommunistRaccoonDog
      @CommunistRaccoonDog Před 7 lety

      Lol

    • @INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D
      @INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D Před 7 lety +3

      Player Review turn them fully rimmed for the head spacing pleasure

    • @MCG55555
      @MCG55555 Před 7 lety

      I keep forgetting where that line is from.

    • @mrmadmax4523
      @mrmadmax4523 Před 7 lety +2

      MCG55555 It's from Carnikon

    • @Player_Review
      @Player_Review Před 7 lety +2

      Nice catch Mr MadMax, I wasn't sure how many would pick up on that. This last January, listened to a podcast where Dugan was interviewed and it was nice to hear his voice again. Hopefully we'll see his channel come back some day, but I guess he's still very busy doing video, just won't open up about who he's doing it for. He was also at SHOT show 2017, but said nobody would recognize him without his Carnik Con costume on.

  • @outdoorinwithzach
    @outdoorinwithzach Před 7 lety +1

    YES!!!!! Finally, I have been waiting for this video! Thank you, Curios & Relics Arsenal.

  • @McNubbys
    @McNubbys Před 7 lety +1

    These vids have a lot of re-watch to them, thanks for the effort :D

  • @Solsys2007
    @Solsys2007 Před 7 lety +4

    It is not easy finding the fact about which type was used where during WW2. I searched for a long time for this information on the web to no avail.
    Many thanks to Othias for clearing things up : Type 99 mainly on the pacific islands and Burma, Type 38 mainly in China.

  • @SOTA-fg9of
    @SOTA-fg9of Před 3 lety +6

    Thanks Othias for good and detailed introduction of Type38. A couple of comments to back you up, one, when Type38 was designed and developed the hypothetical battle field for IJA was northern China and Siberia so the rifle was not intended for jungle battle. The purpose of the dust cover is to protect action from sand, spring mad and ice/snow. At the same time, the safety operated as push-turn by palm is totally this reason. Not with modern nice hi-tech material but with cotton or heavy leather gloves on infantry man's hands, this operation is purposely designed. Even with gloves your fingers are all useless or totally dead with frost bite, palm push breaks ice, frozen mud out from the mechanism and make turn the safety. A very reasonable design.

  • @nicholasmazzarella2720

    Fantastic. As ALWAYS. I have one of these and it is a solid rifle. Thanks for the history and the shooting. You guys ROCK

  • @XFourty7
    @XFourty7 Před 7 lety

    Great episode! Thanks and we're glad to have you too ;).

  • @ronronson7177
    @ronronson7177 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video... big help to me and my garage sale type 38... thanks for posting

  • @11e40r8
    @11e40r8 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video! Dad had fought at Luzon and had brought home a type 38 carbine, and my brother and I found it to be a great shooter despite the WW2 propaganda that was still around. One issue, and I'm surprised you guys didn't say anything about it, that is the oversized chambers that the manufactures build into their weapons. The Japanese military determined that using oversized chambers aided in casing exaction, especially in automatic weapons, but used them in all their infantry weapons. This doesn't present a problem until you start reloading. My brother and I found that the casing will rupture on about the 3rd time the bullet is reloaded, and thank GAWD for the vent system in this rifle!!! It wasn't until years later I found out a trick that can be used to get more reloads from fired cases, that is to put a 1/4" wide piece of tape just ahead of the rim groove. This helps center the casing in the chamber so all the expansion is spread around the casing and not to just one side (which is normal on casings fired in oversized chambers). AGAIN great video, I enjoyed the history.

  • @Daylon91
    @Daylon91 Před 7 lety +4

    Thank you for making this

  • @glockensig
    @glockensig Před 7 lety

    Fantastic episode! Just shot my Type 99 for the first time last week....great fun!!

  • @mekatuti
    @mekatuti Před 3 lety +21

    日本の銃を愛してくれてありがとう
    これからもずっと大事にしてください

    • @Dulex123
      @Dulex123 Před 6 měsíci

      I have a type 38. Intact mum as well 😊

  • @WalkingTexasRanger
    @WalkingTexasRanger Před 6 lety +1

    Wow these are the best gun videos I've seen

  • @mrzoperxplex
    @mrzoperxplex Před 7 lety +8

    That qualified second favorite selection by Mae seemed instigated by a desire to avoid hurting Othais's feelings.

  • @joewalker2152
    @joewalker2152 Před 7 lety

    I can only speak for my self, but with out a Shadow of doubt, i am most defiantly still enjoying your videos and long for every episode.The time draws ever near to when i will be able to help you through Patreon. Keep up the great work and long may the best channel on CZcams prosper. Thank you for everything.
    Huge love from the UK.

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +1

      We're glad you're watching, no need to break the bank!

  • @h1952m
    @h1952m Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you for sharing a nice video. I'm astonished at your knowledge of Arisaka rifle which was designed by Nariakira Arisaka of "Chosyu", Yamaguchi prefecture.

  • @andersbendsen5931
    @andersbendsen5931 Před 6 lety

    I just loooooove the dry dorky burns!! 15:46 had me actually loling, not something I am usually prone to do! Cheers!

  • @user-wn8rb4jc6b
    @user-wn8rb4jc6b Před 4 lety +5

    凄く詳細で解り易い説明。

  • @leavemealoneyoutube1707

    Watched all your episodes. Can't wait for the next one. Battlefield 1 news got me to watch this episode again.

  • @johannesvanhoek9080
    @johannesvanhoek9080 Před 7 lety +1

    Really enjoy the videos ,,,you and May have it all together ,,,,wonderful combination ,,,,type 38 is one of my favorites !! 😎

  • @BikerJim74
    @BikerJim74 Před 7 lety +17

    Just watched you guys on the Great War channel and now a new video today. Awesome.

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +3

      So too much?

    • @BikerJim74
      @BikerJim74 Před 7 lety +4

      haha no, I enjoy these videos very much.

    • @lazaglider
      @lazaglider Před 7 lety +5

      Never too much.

    • @WildBillCox13
      @WildBillCox13 Před 7 lety

      Great to see you guys collaborating in the free and open dissemination of data with the purpose of education. Thanks. Makes my day.

    • @lazaglider
      @lazaglider Před 7 lety +3

      +William Cox It is so heartwarming to see people doing things like this for the greater good, to inform. It is a rare thing these days.
      I just wish one of the big shooting channels would give c&r some exposure. These guys deserve a million subs, let alone 100k.

  • @sirguy104
    @sirguy104 Před 6 lety

    Just acquired mine. Thanks for the good info.

  • @bartekt6690
    @bartekt6690 Před 7 lety

    great as always, good job!

  • @BMLA00
    @BMLA00 Před 3 lety +2

    A very beautiful rifle, I'm hoping to get one myself soon and as always I try to see what Othias & Mae have to say about the rifle. Really informative videos on this channel.

  • @yuibot5998
    @yuibot5998 Před 3 lety +6

    I have tons of milsurp rifles including several known for great accuracy such as the Swedish Mauser, K31, M39, Argentine Mausers, etc...but the absolute best group I've ever shot using iron sights is with my mismatched and beat to hell Type 38.

    • @samy7013
      @samy7013 Před 2 lety

      Impressive! Which was the second best?

  • @chefemilj
    @chefemilj Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the history

  • @Rattletrap-xs8il
    @Rattletrap-xs8il Před 6 lety

    Very informative, very enjoyable. I am now hooked after one episode. I am a Curio and Relic holder. I happen to have a type 38 that I bought in 1989. It is a Tokyo Stacked Cannonball Mark. Serial 1,820,1xx , I'm guessing 1920-1923. Due to the lack of ammo back when I bought it I had it re-chambered to 6.5x55 Swedish. It will clover leaf 3 rounds at 100 yards (until that 800mm barrel warms up, then it walks a bit).

  • @user-yb3zc8ni7c
    @user-yb3zc8ni7c Před 7 lety +1

    Love all your videos ;- your no.1 fan from Canada.

  • @petoncovet8476
    @petoncovet8476 Před 7 lety

    Another great episode Othias and May! I would wholeheartedly agree that the Type 38 is a beauty, not only simple but rugged and mine is a real tack driver. Keep up the great work and collaboration Indy and the Great War crew....can't get enough

  • @Sunfade38
    @Sunfade38 Před 7 lety +128

    Othias, why are you talking about the type 38 while wearing a shirt featuring the type 99? I can see where your loyalties lay.

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 Před 7 lety +20

      Never wear the shirt of the band you're going to see. DON'T BE THAT GUY!

    • @xcalibrx1653
      @xcalibrx1653 Před 6 lety

      Erik Zamudio yeah, to the emperor

    • @MopSpadowski
      @MopSpadowski Před 6 lety +1

      Where can I find that shirt?

    • @zachsorenson1382
      @zachsorenson1382 Před 5 lety +3

      He likes a shirt of a high caliber

  • @showato
    @showato Před 7 lety +2

    The Type 30 and murata type 22 was used in the Trench war at the Battle of Mukden 1905. Because of their experience the Type 35/38 was born. Very accurate and no kick rifle but a Pain in the butt to reload with their oversized chambers.

  • @beardannyboy
    @beardannyboy Před 2 lety +3

    Re-watching as one of these beauties has found it's way into my collection :D

    • @detroitandclevelandfan5503
      @detroitandclevelandfan5503 Před 2 lety

      How much did you pay? If you don't mind me asking. Been thinking about getting one or a 99 but I don't know what price I should be looking for.

  • @Nullpo08
    @Nullpo08 Před 4 lety

    Good collection, good care.

  • @blue-skyuniform
    @blue-skyuniform Před 7 lety +3

    good job.
    I find my favorite the type 38 rifle
    I still hope to see another of the arisaka

  • @theodurnayne3874
    @theodurnayne3874 Před 7 lety +5

    31:00 *Othais profusely declares his never ending love for the type 38*

  • @BigRedPower59
    @BigRedPower59 Před 5 lety +1

    I have a type 38 that was my fathers war trophy. He brought it home from Saipan. It is a wonderful rifle to shoot. Mild recoil and very accurate. I only wish that the ammunition was more reasonably priced.

  • @FireflyActual
    @FireflyActual Před 7 lety +63

    'Maegun' sounds positively oriental.

  • @rachellerodriguez1978
    @rachellerodriguez1978 Před 7 lety +6

    Just stumbled on your channel! It's awesome!

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +3

      Thanks!

    • @ludditeneaderthal
      @ludditeneaderthal Před 7 lety

      their website is actually even better!! i discovered that first, then stumbled on their channel.

  • @bestestusername
    @bestestusername Před 9 měsíci +1

    I have a carbine and long type 38 and the dust cover does make operating the bolt a touch notchy but without it the action is super smooth. Its not a mauser safety more a carcano safety but it works fine

  • @thegoldencaulk2742
    @thegoldencaulk2742 Před 7 lety +49

    I love the idea that up until the Type 38 and it's contemporaries, Japan was still using flintlock muskets. That's quite a leap in technology. Almost like going from the Wright brother's plane straight to a P-51

    • @panzerabwerkanone
      @panzerabwerkanone Před 7 lety +6

      Yep they realized very quickly after the Americans broke their isolation by steaming into Tokyo harbor that they needed to modernize quickly. It also unfortunately put them on the path to Japanese colonialism that brought them in conflict with other colonial powers and eventual total defeat in WWII.

    • @matthewpham9525
      @matthewpham9525 Před 7 lety +11

      Well, after Tanegashima muskets, they adopted a bunch of Western rifles before creating the single shot Murata. I wouldn't say it was as drastic as adopting state of the art fighter planes right after gliders.

    • @thegoldencaulk2742
      @thegoldencaulk2742 Před 7 lety +6

      Matthew Pham Hence why I said "almost like." I couldn't come up with a better analogy

    • @emu4286
      @emu4286 Před 7 lety +10

      Not even flintlocks, actually; they were even more primitive snapping matchlocks. And they only knew how to make those from copying examples they received from Portuguese explorers in the 1540s.

    • @BigMek456
      @BigMek456 Před 7 lety +5

      The Japanese used single shot rifles in the Boshin war of 1868, their first domestically produced modern rifle was the Murata in 1880. The Arisakas came way later.

  • @101DeathJester
    @101DeathJester Před 7 lety

    I'm really excited for the type99 video

  • @SunnyAznable
    @SunnyAznable Před 7 lety +4

    Came here from Forgotten Weapons video auto play listing. I just realised I have let your vids go for seven in a row- excellent thorough videos each time, in depth and shooting too? Gosh.
    Needless to say, likes are being dropped, subbing is a given, alerts are set and I'm recommending this channel to all my friends into military history. Keep up the excellent work!

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +2

      Glad to hear you're enjoying it but 7? Dang. We let them run sorta long.

    • @SunnyAznable
      @SunnyAznable Před 7 lety +2

      I have a great deal of typing to do right now, I may or may not have misused some (all) of my break at university, but don't worry. There were pauses. Meals were had. :D

  • @JM-bb8xi
    @JM-bb8xi Před 5 lety

    Wonderful channel.

  • @paladin50554
    @paladin50554 Před 7 lety

    This needs to be added to the Primer playlist.

  • @jacksoncz8536
    @jacksoncz8536 Před 7 lety

    Excellent segment,

  • @sumaotoraibe4761
    @sumaotoraibe4761 Před 3 lety +1

    I hear back song when a lady shoot nambu38, that is a Japan-Manchuria army's (Kanto Gun) military song. It says "several hundreds miles from patriot land, far away in Manchuria, friends who punished enemies, are now in field under rocks....Thus we Japanese reminders the victory of Japono-russo war (1904~05). Big thanks for your CZcams mouvie (from Tokyo).

  • @JohnMassari
    @JohnMassari Před 4 lety

    Excellent. My Father in law has one found on the battlefield in the South Pacific during WWII.

  • @mazkact
    @mazkact Před 7 lety

    Inrange and C&R posting videos on the Type 38 at the same time, Coincidence ? This worked out fantastic. As always great video and Mae always makes me smile.

  • @Nick-rs5if
    @Nick-rs5if Před 4 lety +1

    I really like Nambu, one of my favourite arms designers.

  • @cheesenoodles8316
    @cheesenoodles8316 Před 4 lety +1

    You did this wonderful rifle justice. Mr. Nambu would approve. I do too.

  • @leroyrush2817
    @leroyrush2817 Před 2 lety

    Very helpful, improved my knowledge of the arisaka 38. Have a model with 5 numbered serial #. Having some problems with bolt.

  • @jeffreywong33
    @jeffreywong33 Před rokem +1

    As a Chinese I have such a complicated feeling toward this gun. On one hand I like how effective this gun can be but on the other hand I cannot forget how much destruction it have done to my ancestors

  • @willsimon4042
    @willsimon4042 Před 2 lety +1

    My grandfather left me one of these rifles. It still has a engravings on the upper receiver too.

  • @vincentbaelde-millar670
    @vincentbaelde-millar670 Před 4 lety +2

    I love the handsome requirement. The man understood the importance of the soldiers confidence in his weapon.

  • @masonmead27
    @masonmead27 Před 7 lety +2

    love the fact that y'all played Comrade in arms in the background

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +4

      Trying to stack in a little more ambience

    • @masonmead27
      @masonmead27 Před 7 lety +1

      +C&Rsenal love your videos on ww1 era rifles, I am getting a Type-99 this Friday and hope that you will one day make a video about those rifles

  • @sumaotoraibe4761
    @sumaotoraibe4761 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi, C&Rsenal, this is a small comment, you showed an emblem (28m:20sec), two circles combined by several ovals inside, that is the emperor' s signs (chrysanthemum). Japan soldiers, after boot training, wore told "this rifle is the donation from Emperor, you never loose, even a small parts".....You mention that they did not remove "dust cover", this is absolutly true, because if he miss the rifle, he will be prisoned..(from Tokyo, many thanks)

  • @MoreAmerican
    @MoreAmerican Před 7 lety +11

    Ah, Pump & Rock.. Also the theme of our senior prom

  • @user-bc9qw5xr6o
    @user-bc9qw5xr6o Před 4 lety +10

    日本でもなかなか入手のしにくい情報ですね…。
    ありがとうございます!!

    • @billmelater6470
      @billmelater6470 Před 4 lety

      Why? If you don't mind.

    • @user-bc9qw5xr6o
      @user-bc9qw5xr6o Před 4 lety +1

      Bill Melater
      Japan has very little information during World War II. Many rifles were scrapped after the war. We cannot see.

    • @billmelater6470
      @billmelater6470 Před 4 lety +1

      @@user-bc9qw5xr6o That is a shame. They are wonderful rifles.

    • @user-bc9qw5xr6o
      @user-bc9qw5xr6o Před 4 lety +1

      Bill Melater
      I am glad that overseas people are interested in Japan. I am Japanese, but I will study more about Japan.

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 Před 3 lety

      @@user-bc9qw5xr6o it really is a beautiful rifle, and a true pleasure to shoot.

  • @CommunistRaccoonDog
    @CommunistRaccoonDog Před 7 lety

    One of my all time favorite rifles.

  • @Quellenaux
    @Quellenaux Před 4 lety +20

    他の動画にも日本語字幕ほしいなぁ

    • @watarusakurai7030
      @watarusakurai7030 Před 3 lety

      それな。日本語字幕があったらもっと人気になると思うんだけどな。

  • @williamprince1114
    @williamprince1114 Před 7 lety

    I purchased a type 38 that was sporterized several years ago and as neglected and poorly treated as it was it is one of my favorite hunting and plinking rifles so I agree with you both.

  • @user-ey1tl8np2y
    @user-ey1tl8np2y Před 3 lety +3

    他のシリーズにも日本語字幕付けて欲しい

  • @wetnoodle9689
    @wetnoodle9689 Před 7 lety

    I live in Incheon! I honestly didn't expect to learn something about my city while watching this video. It's quite cool to know that some of those beautiful rifles were produced here. Thank you for making cool videos BTW.

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety

      Glad to hear a personal connection!

  • @OldManMontgomery
    @OldManMontgomery Před 4 lety +2

    Cartridge similarity. Compare the 6.5x53mmR (Dutch), the 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schonauer, the 6.5mm Carcano and the 6.5x50mm (Type 38) cartridges. Looking over the specification listings in Cartridges of the World they are within a couple of hundreds of an inch. (smaller than one millimeter). They have several different rims and the Carcano has a goofy (different) bore diameter. Even so, the cartridges are nearly interchangeable. The biggest difference is the Japanese cartridge used a 139 grain (9 gram) bullet rather than the other three using 160 grain (10.1 gram) bullets.
    Push type safety. I have heard or read the design of the safety was to ease handling in cold weather or wearing gloves. One can be inconvenienced by either and still work the safety rather easily.
    Strength of action and 'burst' rifles in Arabia. As you say, and others - including a couple friends of mine who field tested the type 38 action privately - and render the same finding. Could it be the rifles 'burst' in Arabia might have destroyed barrels with obstructions, rendering the arm useless (without a high echelon repair facility) without damaging the action? Just a thought, not a hill upon for me to die.
    Collecting WWI (and era) rifles is one of my interests. I do not yet own a Type 38 (I shall endeavor not to call it an "Arisaka"). It is on my list. I mainly need to find one in my looking.

  • @FargoScaleModels
    @FargoScaleModels Před 7 lety +4

    Thanks for posting. We have two type 38s at the museum I volunteer.

  • @Toolness1
    @Toolness1 Před 7 lety

    Just got a Type 99 and a Type 38 in the last couple weeks. Already have some good cast loads worked up for the 99, but the 38 is going to be the real challenge from what I hear. (with cast loads, at least) Metford rifling + undersized brass and loading dies + generous bore diameters =\= a good time.

  • @user-ec8sg6li9z
    @user-ec8sg6li9z Před 3 lety +4

    外人が熱く語っている。しかし、日本人は知らないのが悲しい。

  • @CCW1911
    @CCW1911 Před 7 lety

    This gave me a new appreciation of the Type 38, 6.5x50 seems like it would be popular even today....nearly Creedmoor? This is close if not the best firearms content on the web and I look forward to every video, thanks.

    • @Candrsenal
      @Candrsenal  Před 7 lety +1

      It was ahead of its time in some ways.

    • @gabemando7823
      @gabemando7823 Před 3 lety +1

      Late reply but it’s sort of a hot loaded 6.5 Grendel. 140gr at 2500fps. Very ahead of it’s time.

  • @carry929
    @carry929 Před 4 lety +22

    射程距離の長い銃で、しかも泥の入らないようにカバーつけてますもんね

  • @tai4258536
    @tai4258536 Před 7 lety +11

    Great videos! Speaking of 6.5mm cartridges, please do a segment on the Swedish Mauser type 1896.

  • @nateolch8404
    @nateolch8404 Před 7 lety +3

    You guys played the best Japanese army song, Senyu is 🔥

  • @KaiserHabsburg
    @KaiserHabsburg Před 5 lety

    Im here as I was giftedmmy greatgrandfathers trphy from ww2. Mine has the s stamp and the first marking mentioned tokyo arsinal. Im still in the prosess of MUCH research. Thank god for this video

  • @CaptainGrief66
    @CaptainGrief66 Před 7 lety

    *_Sapperiour Jappunisu steeru_*
    -I had to say it with a stereotypical Japanese accent
    Awesome video as always Othias, I am really happy that someone knows his guns and praise them without bias