BANZAI
Welcome to the home page of BANZAI, the
monthly newsletter/magazine for anyone interested in Japanese militaria.
Started by Don Harper in 1982, BANZAI has
become a medium for all levels of Japanese militaria collectors to exchange
information and buy, sell or trade all kinds of Japanese militaria. This web
site is designed to augment BANZAI by providing a ready reference in the form
of reprints of articles from BANZAI and a source for data sheets and on-going
requests for research information on a variety of projects dealing with
Japanese militaria. As such, this web site is not just an electronic version of
BANZAI; and if you are interested in any aspect of Japanese militaria then you
should be subscribing to BANZAI. (See the subscription information at the
bottom of this page.)
To make loading faster, this site has been
broken down into a number of smaller parts, which are listed in the table of
contents below. To maximize the amount of useful information available, there
are no flashy graphics and picture quality has been formulated for optimum
display on a computer monitor. (Comments on picture quality would be
appreciated.)
This site has now been active for over twenty
years and we are still looking for contributions. As always, contributions are
first printed in BANZAI and then transferred to this web site.
The following areas are planned for inclusion
on this web site. If you have suggestions for additional areas, or any other
comments or suggestions for this site, please e-mail them to SZielinski98@gmail.com . Those items
marked under construction presently have no link to any further information.
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BANZAI
Gun Show Schedule; come, see and talk to BANZAI.
Cover pages for October, November
and December 2023 issues
(For
now, the bolt matching section is at the end of the above section.)
The BANZAI
"Shoot-out" Annual Pictures
Information and Background on the Shoot-out
Research Requests and Information Wanted
World War II APO and FPO Locations
Research Request on Chinese 65 Rifles
Model 14 and 94 Pistol Research
The Problem of Fakes and Reproductions
Reproduction Alert: 30mm Rifle Grenade
Counterfeit Japanese "Meatball" Flags
Nambu
Fakery (November 2001)
In Search of the Illusive Japanese Luger (October 2002)
Product Review - Replica Holsters, Straps and Lanyards (December 2003)
Early Japanese
Vented Helmets (October 2005)
Fake
Tojo Flags(September, 2023)
Data Sheets (for information being collected
on various items; updated 14 May 2021)
Filling out data sheets on
Japanese rifles is probably not a very enjoyable task but it is important to
those individuals who are collecting the information on these rifles. And you
may learn a little more about the rifle(s) you have. It is the only way for
those individuals collecting the information to “examine” a large number of
rifles to note differences and other characteristics to be able to accurately
describe these rifles. And they are not only collecting the information but
organizing the information for articles in BANZAI. So who knows; maybe your
rifle will turn out to be an unusual or even rare example. An extensive list of
data sheets for not just the common models of Japanese rifles but also for less
common models like the Type 97 and 99 sniper rifles, the Type 100 and 2
paratroop rifles, and training rifles as well as Siamese Type 46, 47 and 66
rifles, Mexican Contract Model 1913 rifles and Chinese Type 19 and 30 carbines
can be found at http://www.castle-thunder.com/datas.htm.
Book Announcements
with Ordering Information (There is also a Japanese Rifle Bibliography in the
Japanese Rifle Primer section below.)
Japanese
Imported Arms of the Early Meiji Era
(May, 2011) Ebook version at https://tinyurl.com/JIAEME for $9.99
Japanese
Murata Rifles, 1880 - 1897 (August,
2010)
Kindle version at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNN33934
for $9.99
Ebook version at https://tinyurl.com/EarlyArisakas
for $9.99
The Type 38 Arisaka, Revised Edition (August 2021)
Ebook version at https://tinyurl.com/Type38Arisaka
for $38.99
Japanese Sniper
Rifles of the Second World War Ebook version at https://tinyurl.com/JSRWW2
for $9.99
Naval Special
Type 99 Rifles and Carbines Ebook version at https://tinyurl.com/NavalSpecial
for $9.99
The Siamese
Mauser Ebook
version at https://tinyurl.com/SiameseMauser
for $9.99
The Japanese
Chose The Smith & Wesson Ebook version at https://tinyurl.com/TJCTSW for $9.99
Military Rifles of Japan, 5th Edition
Feature
Articles from Previous Issues
Japanese Army and Navy Flag Traditions
War Trophy Documentation "Capture Papers" WWII
The Proper Translation is Model Not Type
Italian-Japanese
MP 38/43 Machine Pistol (October,
2003)
Nambu Model 94 and Model 14 Yearly Production Rarity Charts
Nambu Model 94 and Model 14 Serial Number Ranges
Model 14 Nagoya Nambu 11.3 "Off-Date" - Fact or Fiction?
North China Model 19 Pistol Picture
Model 94
Barrel Rear Lug Configuration Study
A
Japanese Rifle Primer (Currently
includes sections on Models 30, 38, 38
carbine, 38 cavalry
rifle, 44, I, and 99.)
Model
44 Carbine Research Data Charts
(November, 2001)
Model 99 Short Rifle Inspection Markings
Update on Model 99 Stock Finish
Japanese Rifle Export Serial Number Ranges
Japanese Bayonets
Straight Gripped Matsushita National Bayonet
Hoten Bayonet JB - 124, Variation E
Japanese Ordnance
Japanese Tank in Thai Army Museum
Rifle Grenade
Launchers
Rifle Grenade Launcher Web Site
Model 100 Rifle Grenade Launcher
Japanese Aviation (under construction)
Japanese Army Uniforms and Field Gear
Japanese Army Backpacks
(March 2006)
Japanese Paratroops (under construction)
Ads (New ad policy February 2001. The ads for
the current month's issue will be posted to the web site on approximately the
10th of the month and will stay for one month.)
The Collectors' Exchange - A
list of individuals/companies that offer restoration services, reproductions,
and/or are interested in buying/selling Japanese militaria.
This site was last revised on 27 February 2024.