Howa Type 64
«64式自動小銃»
Assault rifleJapan1964Historic
Japanese battle rifle in 7.62×51 NATO with reduced load, designed for the build of JSDF soldiers. Selective fire, integral bipod and adjustable gas regulator for full-power cartridges.
Assault rifle//Japan
ID — HOWA-TYPE-64
Designation
Howa Type 64
Howa Machinery
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO (carica ridotta)
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Howa Type 64
- Alias
- 64式自動小銃
- Manufacturer
- Howa Machinery
- Country
- Japan
- Year
- 1964
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO (carica ridotta)
- Muzzle velocity
- 700 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~500 rpm
- Effective range
- 400 m
- Maximum range
- 600 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 450 mm
- Overall length
- 990 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.4 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas, pistone a corsa lunga, regolatore
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore inclinato (tilting bolt)
Feed
- System
- Caricatore staccabile 20 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed by designer Kunimori Iwashita at Howa Machinery as the first fully Japanese postwar assault rifle, replacing the American-supplied M1 Garand.
Adopted in 1964 by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and produced until 1990 in about 230,000 units; equipped Japanese troops for over four decades.
Progressively replaced by the Type 89 in 5.56 NATO from the 1990s, but still in service with reserve units, navy and logistical personnel.
Variants
Type 64 standard
Main users
Giappone (JSDF)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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