From the establishment of the factory to the end of World War II, most of the Japanese weapons were supplied by Tokyo Artillery Factory and later Kokura Arsenal, including bayonets. Tokyo Artillery Factory, the second modern arsenal in Japan, was built by the shogunate in February of 186 1 2003 and put into production in May of 1863, mainly manufacturing artillery. 1in April 868, the institute was taken over by the new Meiji regime, specializing in the production of rifles and other weapons. From 1870, it is called Tokyo Artillery Factory. Because it is located in Koishikawa, it is also called Koishikawa Artillery Factory. From 1923, it was renamed Tokyo Liugong Zonghei Society. 1935 The factory moved to Kokura and changed its name to Kokura Arsenal. From Tokyo Artillery Factory to Kokura Arsenal, the factory emblem is always a circle surrounded by three semicircles, representing that four spherical shells are stacked together when viewed from above, to commemorate the history of the factory since the production of artillery. The factory emblem has been used from 1898 to 1945.
1.38 rifle was the main rifle equipped by Japan during World War II. Because the gun body of the Type 38 rifle has a dust cover, the soldiers and civilians in China have nicknamed the Type 38 rifle "the big cover of the Type 38 rifle". The main function of 38 rifle dust cover is to prevent dust. When Japan first designed the 38 rifle, the problem of dust prevention did not get enough attention. However, in the Russo-Japanese War that broke out in 1904, the Japanese army used a large number of Type 30 rifles to fight. Type 30 rifle has no dust-proof design, and it is easy to get into dust in battle, which makes the rifle unable to shoot normally.
2. After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan began to mass-produce Type 38 rifles. At the beginning of the development of the Type 38 rifle, the main purpose was to adapt to the dusty weather in the northeast. The Japanese have been eyeing Northeast China for a long time. Japan is equipped with a large number of manhole covers that can adapt to the northeast climate, mainly to lay the foundation for Japan to launch a war of aggression. In fact, the cover of March 8 is not an advanced rifle. This rifle is too long for mechanized troops. If it weren't for the backwardness of Japan's military thinking, the March 8th Pagoda would have been eliminated long before World War II.
Thirdly, after the September 18th Incident, the 38 hood was very suitable for the battlefield environment in northern China, and its reliability was better than that of some guns without dust hoods. There is no continuous dusty weather in the main battlefields of European and American countries, so it is not necessary to equip guns with dust covers. Moreover, the development speed of firearms in European and American countries is obviously ahead of Japan. When Japan used long rifles, European and American countries began to use short rifles.
4. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese in the Pacific battlefield were still heavily equipped with 38 rifles, because the climate in Southeast Asia was very hot and humid, and the performance of 38 rifles in the battlefield in Southeast Asia was very general. In the middle of World War II, Japan also developed the Type 99 rifle, which is an improved version of the Type 38 rifle and is mainly equipped in the battlefield in Southeast Asia. In fact, the dust cover is just an accessory on the gun. When fighting in dusty weather, the dust cover can play a greater role. After leaving the dusty weather, the dust cover has become a chicken rib configuration. In the later period, Japan also produced some standard rifles without dust caps to equip Japanese troops on the battlefield in Southeast Asia.