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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6.5×50mmSR Arisaka replacedBy 7.7×58mm Arisaka