@@LadyAnuB we actually shot a Russian contract Winchester 1895 and it was a horrible experience, we’d actually also talked about doing more stuff together too
I just have to give you full props for finding a way to work in a wholly appropriate Monty Python reference into a documentary about a japanese gun. That, my friend, is S tier content.
4:50 Honjo→本庄道三(Honjo dousan). He was the Chief of Rifle factory in Tokyo arsenal at rank of captain so maybe he wasn't civilian. Honjo cooperated with Arisaka(He was director of Tokyo arsenal at that time.) to make the next rifle a box magazine placed in the center of the gun instead of a tubular magazine. And they prototyped 6mm, 6.5mm and 7mm rifles, and as a result 6.5mm was the best. Miyata→宮田太郎(Miyata taro). He was also the Chief of the Rifle Factory in Tokyo arsenal, but He was the successor to Honjo. At the same time, Nambu Kijiro was assigned to the Rifle Factory. Miyata is very proficient in mass production technology, and his scientific policy has increased the type 30rifle production from 150 per day to 400 per day. Nambu kijiro said in his biography :The Type 30 rifle was completed by the hard work and ingenuity of Arisaka, Honjo, and Miyata. sorry poor English.
Surprisingly, the Korean Empire also adopted it as their standard issue rifle on December 28th, 1900 to replace the old Berdan Rifle and Remington Rolling Blocks. During that time, the Japanese company which sold the Type 30 rifle to Korean Empire suggested that they’ll send the blueprints and machine tools to produce the rifle and provide engineers as well. The Imperial Army of Korea liked this rifle with such of good offer and they want to get a license to produce it. However, the ministers who were Pro Russian disagree to adapt the Type 30 and the adaptation and license of Type 30 were delayed until 1903 to 1904. The arsenal was built in Yongsan from 1904 to 1905 and the production of the Type 30 Arisaka rifle under the license at the Yongsan Arsenal from 1905 to 1907. According to the record, the Yongsan Arsenal can produce 10 rifles and 3000 cartridges in the year and they produce one thousand five hundred rifles in total in the Month however someone claims that they produce more than three to five thousand. But unfortunately, the Yongsan Arsenal shut down in 1907 when the Imperial Army of Korea has dismissed by Japan and so, the machine tools have been scrapped since the arsenal closed.
@@peteranderson037 Yeah and not just the political & diplomatic reasons, The company that sold the right to produce the Type 30 also suggests that they can send the engineers, and give the blueprints and machine tools for free.
I wanted to rewatch this video to learn how the Japanese dealt with using beechwood for their rifle stocks and you just happened to post the updated version, thank you for all your hard work!
Kinda made me curious. In europe both wallnut and beech were widely used for rifle stocks. Is the wood of the european genuses (geni?) better for this purpose than the asian ones?
Hi Othais, Mr.Allan and I collaboratively revised the Manchu Arisaka research in his 2022 revised The Early Arisakas book. Both 29 and 31 rifle are the same with full handguard and Mauser tangent sight. Only a small number of rifles using Type 30 hand guard and sight, which seems to replace damaged guns caused by transportation. And there is a 32 year rifle as well. We include good details of Guangxu rifles and carbines history.
The Japanese guns were some of the more interesting for me due to things unique to them like the low-quality wood for their stocks, so it's nice to see this one expanded on. The associated Monty Python reference is just the icing on the cake! _Number 3, the Larch. The Larch._
There's one of these at my uncle's gun shop right now. Matching with mum. Thinking about picking it up. Just bought an Eddystone m1917, so I need to chill out for a little while LOL.
I have a carbine version of one of these and that little bugger has some bite to it. A buddy of mine has an amazingly clean full length rifle with original sling. Both have mums, no import markings. Supposedly they were war bring backs from a relative. I lucked out so hard finding those at an estate sale.
I'm glad to find you returning to the Arisakas, I've always found them fascinating ! I hope you are able to cover the Murata someday, it seems like a fascinating rifle that is rarely covered in the west
Arisakas, Mausers, Springfields, SMLE, seems like the best rifle designs come after a war that someone wins despite having worse rifles than their opponents.
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Dear Othias, thanks again for another fascinating show. One detail: Walnut, beech and judas are all fairly hard, dense and heavy. The problem with chipping comes from brittle characteristics having to do with the weak lignin between fibers and their orientation. You dealt with that on the rifle with the pieces glued up on one stock. In fact, walnut is perhaps the most common wood used in firearms, certainly with high quality ones. Several walnuts are not actually that, so common names in the wood market are tricky. Beech is common on planes and saw handles. Judas is lesser known to us but described as a hard furniture and tool wood. With any wood, burl is frequently used because there is not so much a single direction that the fibers take, rather they are are curled around each other. Keep 'em comin'!
I just watched this one earlier today. I'm going down the entire list again, I just finished up the carcano episode, thank goodness that I didn't get too far down the list before having to go back up!
According to the book “Shots fired in anger: a rifleman’s view of the battle of Guadalcanal” by Lt. Col John B. George, the cleaning rod with brass tip, sadly missing here, was the tool used by the Japanese Imperial Army for depressing the firing pin during bolt disassembly.
Hello!, I also suggest that once the comb cartridges have been inserted in their feeding compartment, DO NOT remove the plate by pulling it with your fingers, as you can cut yourself. To do this, slightly push the latch and let it be the one to remove the plate and not your fingers. A greeting from Spain!. Hola!, Te sugiero también que una vez introducidos los cartuchos del peine en su compartimento de alimentación, NO retires la chapa tirando de ella con los dedos, pues te puedes cortar. Para ello, empuja ligeramente el cerrojo y que sea él quien saque la chapa y no tus dedos. Un saludo desde España!.
I had this in the background for my 2nd watch and noticed that the song playing when Mae shoots the carbine also appeared in Girls und Panzer, a pair of characters sing it when marching through the snow trying to scout out positions.
Loved the arisaka series and also this is the closest I have ever come to a premier. And just in case Othias or Mae is reading, when will the browning pistol series continue?
Thank you for reminding me of Patreon. I've had a hard time, some time back, and had to cancel all subscriptions. Just re-subbed! Always enjoyed these hour long video projects. Have a little appreciation! :)
There are very few presenters to whom I can listen to such mechanical tedium for such long periods. Nonetheless this chanel imbues me with that little extra nudge of confidence when the inevitable firearms mechanics topics arise at the range or a party gone terrifically wrong. Another great job!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
On top of the Gewehr 1888, the Chinese were also using small numbers of the Mannlicher M1888 and M1890 at the time. There's also a possibility that the Remington-Lee was used in the First Sino-Japanese War as well, as it had been purchased and used in the Sino-French War.
3:55 I sincerely apologise for coming off as too nitpicky, but Emperor Meiji was in fact born in 1852. His REIGN lasted from 1867 up til his death in 1912.
Comment for the algorithm. I actually already watched the prerelease on Utreon, but I don't mind giving it another go. If the ammo was actually available, I would enjoy having one of these myself.
wooooo new WW1 primer lets GOOOO thank you for the great content and thank you to the people that give money so they can continue. i can hardly even pay the bills so sadly i cannot give as much as i would like to.
Kinda made me sad, as I sold my Type 30. Great video and history. Side note, long ago picked up Chinese surplus 6.5 Japanese ammo, very smokey but cheap and shoots good. (Kept my Type 38 & 44).
Me too. I traded mine for a brand new Henry 45-70 single shot and some cash. The Type 30 was a safe queen, and my state had just legalized rifle use for deer. I still miss it, but gotta say, that Henry is pretty sweet.
Is there a type 99 arisaka vid coming soon? If not, would you need one to use and if so I have a really nice example of a 6th series Nagoya arsenal type 99 if needed.
Two things, I wish you'd include the old timey music in the video description. Secondly I'm surprised no references to old man McCollum's book in the references.
Roundnose, Spitzer, Smoothbore, three models and ammunitions that people sometimes get confused, which is why they think that Arisaka's are Burst-Prone.
