However, Austria Hungary captured a large number of Arisaka rifles from Russia, mostly Type 30 rifles in 1915. In 1916 128,000 of these T30 and T38 rifles were sold to Russia, bringing Russia's total received to around 763,000 Type 30 or 38 Arisakas. 256in Pattern 1900' (T30) and 'Rifle, Magazine. These were issued to the British Army as the: 'Rifle, Magazine. In 1914, Great Britain purchased 150,000 6.5x50 Arisaka Type 30 and 38 rifles and carbines from Japan. Imperial Russia also bought 600,000 of their own Type 30 Arisaka rifles and carbines from Japan during WW1 and armed second line units in Northwest Russia with them. Apparently Japan didn't get paid for the rest of the order (35,000 rifles), so imperial Russia bought the rest of the order. The Mexicans bought their Arisakas in 1911 chambered for 7x57 Mauser, but only took possession of part of the order due to a change in the Mexican government after the revolution. ![]() ![]() The distribution of Arisaka rifles before, during and after WW1 was about as complex as the politics after WW1.
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