Japanese Small Arms in World War 2

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by skeeter4206

Pretty cool video. As for the Arisaka 99 I kind of like the way they shoot. I have (2) of them that I shoot a good bit, when I can find ammo.

On the note of Japanese weapons, maybe someone can answer something I've wondered for awhile now. The type of wood used in the stock and especially the small piece that covers the top of the barrel. They almost look like a bamboo. Very light in weight. I have always been curious about that.

Several varieties of Asian hard wood were used, but not bamboo.
The Wood is similar to beech, but softer and with less figure; it is quite light in color almost white when not stained.

Check out the Japanese forum on Gunboards, I believe there is a sticky there with details; and many posts with discussions on "Japanese Wood".