The TERA rifles ( ja, 挺進落下傘小銃／挺身落下傘小銃, Teishin Rakkasan Shoujuu) were special Japanese takedown rifles developed for

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s of the

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. All designs were capable of either being broken down or folded into two parts and easily assembled or disassembled.

Variants

* ''Type 100'': Based on the Karabiner 98k ''Fallschirmjäger'' detachable-barrel (''Abnehmbarer Lauf'') variant. Complete copy prototype; never mass-produced. * ''Type 1'': Based on the

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. Replicating the mechanism of the Karabiner 98k ''Klappschaft'' Variant, it was not separated but folded. The Type 1 was not introduced because its folding mechanism was not reliable enough. * ''Type 2'': Based on the

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. Common production variant. Separated into two parts: stock and action, and barrel and sights.

References

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