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Why do so many Asian firearms and weaponry (including tanks) have the designation of 'Type' on them, for example Japanese, North Korean, Chinese, etc? Like the Type 99 Arisaka, Type 56 AK, Type 95 Bullpup rifle, etc.

by /u/JetAbyss in /r/AskHistorians

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