If you need a resource on the incremental changes to the major Japanese rifles over the course of WWII, Japanese Rifles of World War II is just the thing for you. Focusing on the Type 99, Type 38, Type 44, Type 2 (paratrooper) and sniper Arisakas, this book is ideal for beginning and intermediate collectors. Everything you need to identify date and location of manufacturer of 98% of the Japanese rifles you will find out there. This is also enough information to point out the holes in your Arisaka collection, so be careful! 🙂
Semiauto pistol
Japanese Grandpa Nambu with Stock (Video)
The 1902 “Grandpa” Nambu is one of the first wave of successful military automatic pistols, developed by Kijiro Nambu and his team over the course of 5 years, from 1897 to 1902. It was the […]
Bayonet
Reject Modernity; Embrace Tradition: The Type 95 Shin Gunto
“Swords of the Emperor” still available for discounted preorder – get your copy today! https://www.headstamppublishing.com/swords When Japan opened up to the outside world and began to industrialize in the late 1800s, it instituted major military […]
Artillery
Japanese Type 10 Light Grenade Projector (aka Knee Mortar)
In the aftermath of World War One, the Japanese military saw the utility of infantry-portable light grenade launchers instead of rifle grenades, and adopted the Type 10 grenade projector in 1921 (Taisho 10). It went […]
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