Howa Type 64
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The Howa Type 64 Battle Rifle (64式自動小銃, Roku-yon-shiki-jidou-shoujuu), is a Japanese battle rifle used exclusively by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japanese Coast Guard.[3] It is a gas-operated, selective fire weapon which is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round and uses a detachable 20-round box magazine.
Howa Type 64 | |
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Type | Battle rifle |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1964[1]–present |
Used by | Japan Self-Defense Forces Japan Coast Guard Special Assault Team |
Production history | |
Designer | Kenzo Iwashita |
Manufacturer | Howa |
Unit cost | ¥188,000 (In 1985)[2] |
Produced | 1964–1988 |
No. built | 230,000[3] |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.4 kg (9.70 lb)[4] |
Length | 990 mm (39.0 in)[4] |
Barrel length | 450 mm (17.7 in)[4] |
Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO (modified load) |
Action | Gas-operated[5] tilting bolt |
Rate of fire | 500 RPM[5] |
Muzzle velocity | 700 m/s |
Effective firing range | 400 m |
Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
The Type 64 has never been exported due to Japan's strict anti-hardware export laws. It has been superseded by the more advanced Howa Type 89 from 1989[6] to 1990,[7] but is still in service with all branches of the Self-Defense Forces and the Japanese Coast Guard. A small number of Howa Type 64 marksman versions have been used by the Special Armed Police unit.[8][better source needed]