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Revision as of 19:56, 18 October 2020

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Murata Type 13 (M.1880).
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Murata Type 16 shotgun.
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Murata rare commercial shotgun. This is not a converted military rifle but manufactured for sporting purposes. This used its own rimmed cartridge, a shortened version of the 8mm murata.

Murata Rifle is an early Japanese bolt-action rifle, named after its inventor Major Murata Tsuneyoshi. This is the first modern Japanese local-production long firearm (before it, Japan produced only Tanegashima arquebus). It's also the first indigenous Japanese rifle. Murata rifles were used by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Boshin War, First Sino-Japanese War and the Boxer Rebellion. After 1898 Murata rifles were replaced by more advanced Arisaka Rifle, but had limited use during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

After WWI, many rifles were converted to shotguns and sold to the civilian market (similar to what happened with old rifles in Russia and Germany). Due to its obscurity, Murata rifle most likely appear in old or historical Japanese movies, TV shows or anime.

Specifications

(1880 - 1905)

  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Caliber(s): 11x60mmR Murata; 8x53mmR Murata
  • Weight: 9 lbs (4.1 kg)
  • Length: 50.9 in (129.4 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 33.1 in (84 cm)
  • Capacity: Single-Shot (Type 13, Type 16, Type 18, and civilian models); 8, 5-round tube magazine (Type 22, Type 22 carbine)
  • Fire Modes: Single-Shot

Variants

  • Type 13 (1880) preliminary model (11x60mmR). Bolt action, single-shot.
  • Type 16 (1883) carbine (11x60mmR). Derived from Type 13, structurally identical.
  • Type 18 (1885) (11x60mmR). Improved internal mechanisms and ergonomics.
  • Type 22 (1889) (8x53mmR). Tube magazine, capacity of eight rounds.
  • Type 22 carbine (1889) is a carbine variant of original Type 22 (8x53mmR). Tube magazine holds five rounds.
  • Civilian models (various) usually retired Type 13s and Type 18s; part of it were converted to bolt action shotguns via omission of bayonet lugs and rifling.

The Murata Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Under Aurora Kôji Yakusho Genzo Tamiya Converted shotgun 1990
Andrei Boltnev Arseniy
Yellow Fangs Hiroyuki Sanada Haiyaku Eiji Converted shotguns 1990
Mika Muramatsu Yuki
Bunta Sugawara Kasuke
Bin Kurihara Gohei
Akira Kurosaki Sabu
Yasushi Suzuki Kuramochi constable
Mutant Girls Squad uncredited Vigilant #1 Converted shotguns 2010
Takashi Nishina Vigilant #2
Malay Regiment Communist guerillas 2017

Anime

Title Character Note Date
When They Cry Expanded: Outbreak Armed civilian 2013
Golden Kamuy - Season 1 Nihei Tetsuzou 2018
Tanigaki
Golden Kamuy - Season 2 Tanigaki 2018
Matagi
Golden Kamuy - Season 3 Tanigaki 2020
Cikapasi