7.7×58mm Arisaka
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The 7.7×58mm Arisaka is a Japanese rifle cartridge developed in the early 20th century and widely used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, notably in later Arisaka service rifles and light machine guns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm cartridge
ⓘ
rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
7.7 Japanese
ⓘ
Type 99 cartridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseDiameter | 11.95 mm ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter |
0.311 in
ⓘ
7.9 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.7 mm ⓘ |
| caseLength | 58 mm ⓘ |
| caseType |
bottleneck
ⓘ
rimless ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designedBy | Japanese Army technical bureaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Arisaka rifle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Type 92 heavy machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Type 97 aircraft machine gun ⓘ Type 99 light machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Type 99 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| militaryCartridge | true ⓘ |
| neckDiameter | 8.6 mm ⓘ |
| notableFeature | transition from 6.5 mm to 7.7 mm standard in Japanese service ⓘ |
| overallLength | 79.4 mm ⓘ |
| postWarUse | limited civilian sporting use ⓘ |
| propellantType | smokeless powder ⓘ |
| relatedCartridge |
.303 British
GENERATED
ⓘ
7.7×56mmR GENERATED ⓘ |
| replaced | 6.5×50mm Arisaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rimDiameter | 11.95 mm ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1930s ⓘ |
| shoulderDiameter | 11.35 mm ⓘ |
| standardBulletWeight |
11.3 g
ⓘ
174 gr ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor | Japanese infantry (late war) ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleEnergy | 3000 J ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity |
2400 ft/s
ⓘ
730 m/s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aircraft machine guns
ⓘ
bolt-action rifles ⓘ heavy machine guns ⓘ light machine guns ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedUntil | end of World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.