Arisaka

noun

Ari·​sa·​ka

variants or Arisaka rifle

¦arə¦säkə,

¦är-

plural -s

: any of a series of bolt-action rifles of about . 30 caliber that were standard issue to Japanese forces from about 1905 until 1945

Word History

Etymology

after Colonel Nariaka Arisaka †1915 Japanese army officer & superintendent of Tokyo arsenal

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