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This article contains a translation of 四式自動小銃 from ja.wikipedia.

The official and true name of the weapon is "Type 4 Rifle". Please change it. Source - Japanese Wiki Article. Fukoku Kyohei ( talk) 02:14, 6 January 2010 (UTC) reply

Google translated version of the page (sorry for the Engrish): [1] Nohomers48 ( talk) 03:20, 6 January 2010 (UTC) reply

I'm not so sure, but a few sources have led me to believe thar Japan had developped both a Type 4 rifle, based off the Pedersen rifle (which were acquired by Japan in few numbers in the 1930s), and a Type 5, the modified copy of the M1 Garand.

Sources:

• http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad309/bingqitu/WWII/SAI-W095.jpg
• http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/pedersen.html

Naturally, this could be a bunch of balogna, and I do have many doubts, so if we could clarify this, it'd be nice. SSDGFCTCT9 ( talk) 17:42, 25 July 2011 (UTC) reply

• http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum/the-galleries/ever-vigilant/case-63-world-war-ii-allies-and-japan/japanese-garand-wwii-semi-automatic-rifle.aspx Here says Type 5 sa well.-- Ant2242 ( talk) 05:09, 9 October 2012 (UTC) reply

There could have been both at the same time, or two different types of the same rifle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ant2242 ( talk • contribs) 05:14, 9 October 2012 (UTC) reply

Is it possible there were multiple rifles competing for the designation? Yolo McSwagginz93 ( talk) 19:30, 17 July 2016 (UTC) reply

Adding of the gun history.

K.3LITE Edit ( talk) 15:43, 31 May 2016 (UTC) reply