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Arisaka Type 38 Rifle + Type 2 Rifle Grenade launcher

The Type 38 rifle (三八式歩兵銃, sanhachi-shiki hoheijū) was a bolt-action rifle that supplemented the Type 99 Japanese standard infantry rifle during the Second World War.
The design was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 38") and served from then until the end of 1945.

The Type 2 rifle grenade launcher (二式擲弾器, ni-shiki tekidanki) was an attachment for the Japanese Type 38 and Type 99 rifles that allowed them to fire special hollow charge grenades. It was a version of the German Schiessbecher grenade launcher.
The launcher sits over the end of the barrel, held in place with a clamping device. A special crimped blank cartridge or wooden bullet is used to fire the grenades.