Arisaka
noun
Ari·sa·ka
variants or Arisaka rifle
¦arə¦säkə,
¦är-
plural -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
Word History
Etymology
after Colonel Nariaka Arisaka †1915 Japanese army officer & superintendent of Tokyo arsenal