Parachutist's Rifle Type 2
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The Type 2 was a Japanese bolt-action rifle. The Rifle was commonly used with paratrooper
s. The rifle was a variant of the Type 99 rifle
and could be disassembled to fit into a paratroopers kit. The rifles most famous appearance was in The Manchurian Candidate
, when Raymond Shaw was brainwashed into assassinating a presidential candidate, it was concealed in a briefcase.
Paratrooper
Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land...
s. The rifle was a variant of the Type 99 rifle
Type 99 Rifle
The was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.-History:During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese soon found that the 8×57mm IS cartridge the Chinese used was superior to the 6.5×50mm cartridge of the Type 38 rifle,...
and could be disassembled to fit into a paratroopers kit. The rifles most famous appearance was in The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate , by Richard Condon, is a political thriller novel about the son of a prominent US political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for the Communist Party....
, when Raymond Shaw was brainwashed into assassinating a presidential candidate, it was concealed in a briefcase.