Pacific Rifles

L-R    Arisaka T38, Arisaka T99, Short Magazine Lee Enfield, M1 Garand, 1903A1 Springfield, M1Carbine       

These Pacific Rifles represent the main battle rifles of Great Britain, Australia, Japan and the USA used in the Pacific Islands and Burma jungle fighting in 1942.     

Handling and firing them clearly shows the design differences  between them - These Pacific Rifles are each very different, but all very tough, functional and reliable - They needed to be to survive the Pacific Theatre in which they were fighting.

Pacific Rifles are chambered in: 6.5x50 Arisaka, 7.7x58 Arisaka, .303 British, .30-06 and .30 Carbine  cartridges.