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This Japanese Service Rifle Pulled Double Duty for Snipers

Published: by Liam Frady

This Japanese Service Rifle Pulled Double Duty for Snipers
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Were Sniper Rifles Common in WW2?
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19. MAS 36
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18. Mannlicher Model 1895
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17. Arisaka Type 38
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16. Lee-Enfield
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15. M1917 Enfield (American Enfield)
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14. Mauser Model 1898 (Gew 98)
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13. Mosin-Nagant Model 1891
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12. Tokarev SVT-40
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11. Type 24 (Chiang Kai-Shek Rifle)
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10. Walther Gewer 43 (G 43 / Gew 43)
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9. Ross Rifle
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8. Mondragon Rifle
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7. Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k
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6. Springfield Model 1903
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5. Enfield Pattern 1914
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4. FEG 35M (Mannlicher M1935)
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3. Arisaka Type 97
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2. Arisaka Type 99
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1. Krag-Jorgensen
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This Japanese Service Rifle Pulled Double Duty for Snipers
Were Sniper Rifles Common in WW2?
19. MAS 36
18. Mannlicher Model 1895
17. Arisaka Type 38
16. Lee-Enfield
15. M1917 Enfield (American Enfield)
14. Mauser Model 1898 (Gew 98)
13. Mosin-Nagant Model 1891
12. Tokarev SVT-40
11. Type 24 (Chiang Kai-Shek Rifle)
10. Walther Gewer 43 (G 43 / Gew 43)
9. Ross Rifle
8. Mondragon Rifle
7. Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k
6. Springfield Model 1903
5. Enfield Pattern 1914
4. FEG 35M (Mannlicher M1935)
3. Arisaka Type 97
2. Arisaka Type 99
1. Krag-Jorgensen

This Japanese Service Rifle Pulled Double Duty for Snipers

Snipers are among the most cost-effective infantry elements in use in a modern military. The concept is simple, you have a trained marksman that can tie up companies, take out valuable officers, and overall disrupt progress in any theater of operations. With that in mind, let's look at the sniper rifles of WW2.

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