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Type 97 Sniper Rifle — Sniper Rifle featured in Gun Guesser

Type 97 Sniper Rifle

Sniper Rifle

DesignerKijiro Nambu
Design Year1937
Difficulty
Hard
Era
World War II

In-Game Hints

  • -A 6.5mm scoped bolt-action rifle used in the Pacific War
  • -Based on the Type 38 infantry rifle with a 2.5x scope
  • -Offset scope mounting allowed use of stripper clips
Country of OriginClick to reveal
Japan
Wikipedia

About the Type 97 Sniper Rifle

The Type 97 Sniper Rifle is a sniper rifle designed by Kijiro Nambu in 1937 from the World War II era. It is classified as a hard difficulty firearm in Gun Guesser.

In Gun Guesser, players are shown the Type 97 Sniper Rifle along with its type, designer, and design year — but not its country of origin. Your challenge is to place a pin on the world map as close to its true origin as possible. The closer your guess, the higher your score.

Think you know where the Type 97 Sniper Rifle was designed? Play Gun Guesser to test your firearms geography knowledge, or browse the full firearms database to study up before your next game.

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