Type Hei Rifle
Semi-automatic rifle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Type Hei (Japanese: 試製自動小銃丙, Shisei jidō shōjū hei, lit. Experimental Automatic Rifle Hei) was a Japanese self-loading rifle that was produced in limited numbers by Nippon Special Steel.[1]
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Type Hei Rifle | |
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Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
Used by | Japan |
Wars | Second Sino-Japanese war World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Masaya Kawamura |
Designed | 1932 |
Manufacturer | Kokura Arsenal |
Produced | 1932-1935 |
No. built | 50 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8.59 lb (3.90 kg) |
Length | 42.0 in (107 cm) |
Barrel length | 23.0 in (58 cm) |
Cartridge | 6.5x50mm Arisaka |
Caliber | 6.5mm |
Action | Gas-operated, Toggle-locked |
Feed system | 5–10 round box magazine |
Sights | Adjustable aperture sight |
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