 Finnish-issued Arisakas have district numbers and an "S" branded on the stock.As Arisaka rifles have increased in popularity with collectors, modern manufacture has resumed.The cartridge is available for retail in Europe and North America, and is manufactured by Norma of Sweden, and Precision Cartridge Inc.. Brass cases are also manufactured and sold by Prvi Partizan (PPU) for purposes of hand loading (PPU brass headstamped as 6.5x51R).