Arisaka
noun
Ari·sa·ka
\¦arə¦säkə, ¦är-\
variants: or
Arisaka rifle
\¦arə¦säkə, ¦är-\Definition of Arisaka
-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
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Origin and Etymology of arisaka
after Colonel Nariaka Arisaka †1915 Japanese army officer & superintendent of Tokyo arsenal
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