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  2. List of infantry weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Gatling gun (Pre World War 1) Field guns. Krupp 50mm Mountain Gun; Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903; Naval artillery. BL 6-inch gun Mk V (Coast defence gun) Empire of Japan.

  3. Tanegashima (gun) - Wikipedia

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    Japanese ashigaru firing hinawajū.Night-shooting practice, using ropes to maintain proper firing elevation. Tanegashima (), most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawajū (火縄銃, "matchlock gun"), was a type of matchlock-configured [1] arquebus [2] firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. [3]

  4. Firearms of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Isolation did not decrease the production of guns in Japan—on the contrary, there is evidence of around 200 gunsmiths in Japan by the end of the Edo period. But the social life of firearms had changed: as the historian David L. Howell has argued, for many in Japanese society, the gun had become less a weapon than a farm implement for scaring ...

  5. Category:Samurai weapons and equipment - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Samurai weapons and equipment" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  6. Military history of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law was passed on October 29, 2001. It allows the JSDF to contribute by itself to international efforts to the prevention and eradication of terrorism. While on duty the JSDF can use weapons to protect themselves and others who come under their control. Previously Japan's policy was non-involvement. [135]

  7. Artillery of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of the Yalu River (1894), used a 320 mm (13 in) Canet gun.. Following the Meiji Restoration, Japan would pursue a policy of "Rich country, strong army" (富国強兵), which led to a general rearmament of the country.

  8. Guntō - Wikipedia

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    Murata Tsuneyoshi (1838–1921), a Japanese general who previously made guns, started making what was probably the first mass-produced substitute for traditionally made samurai swords. These swords are referred to as Murata-tō and they were used in both the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). [ 5 ]

  9. Type 26 revolver - Wikipedia

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    The bluing of the steel is excellent, even though the steel used is soft compared to Western standards. [8] The 9 mm Japanese revolver ammunition used by the Type 26 is unique to the weapon. [3] Both the Type 26 revolver and the ammunition used was later replaced by semi-automatic pistols such as the Nambu in the beginning of the 20th century. [7]