Arisaka

Arisaka Machinery Company Ltd

Native name	有坂工業株式会社
Type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Defence
Founded	10 June 1895
Founder	Arisaka Kijirō Morita Nariakira
Headquarters	Kawazaki, Aki, Yamatai
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Miyashita Toichi (CEO)
Products	Firearms Weapons Vehicles Unmanned vehicles Military robots Doors
Revenue	円 274 million ((2016))
Operating income	円 61.5 million ((2016))
Total assets	円 336 million (2017)
Number of employees	5,930 (2015)

Arisaka Machinery Company Ltd (有坂工業株式会社, Arisaka Kogyo Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Yamataian defence manufacturing corporation, headquartered in Kawazaki, Aki Province. It primarily designs and produces a wide range of personal firearms for both the civilian and military markets, including assault rifles, sniper rifles, designated marksman rifles, machine guns, squad automatic weapons, hunting rifles, shotguns, guided artillery projectiles, and a wide range of other precision weapons including unmanned vehicles and military robots. They also produce civilian products such as doors.

Arisaka produces about 68% of all small arms in Yamatai and supplies to more than 27 countries around the world, making it the largest firearm manufacturer in Yamatai. Arisaka is also one of the manufacturers of the 5.5×40mm Arisaka-Chiotanne round.

History

Kawazaki Arsenal

Arisaka originated as the Kawazaki Arsenal. Founded in 1730, the Kawazaki Arsenal was one of the first factories in Yamatai, dedicated to producing the new Torii Musket for the Yamatai Imperial Army. The Kawazaki Arsenal was built around a complex that was responsible for making gunpowder, supplied with saltpetre from the nearby Kawazaki Bat Caves, and had been a major supplier of the Imperial Army during the Second Yamataian Civil War.

Privatisation

After the Second Escar-Varunan War, the Kawazaki Arsenal was privatised under former General Arisaka Kijiro.

See also

Similar Yamataian companies

• Morita Precision Engineering

Similar international companies

• Chiotanne