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Murata Rifle

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Japanese MURATA Type 13 (M.1880).
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Murata Rifle.
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Close view of the Murata bolt.
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Murata Shotguns conversion.

Murata Rifle is a little known Japanese Bolt-Action Rifle. This is the first modern Japanese long firearm (before it, Japan produced only Tanegashima arquebus). Later Murata Rifle were replaced by more advanced Arisaka Rifle. Due it obscurity and low commons murata rifle most likely appears in old or historical Japanese movies, TV-series or anime.

Specifications

(1880 - 1905)

  • Type: Rifle
  • Caliber(s): 11×60mmR Murata; 8×53mmR 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

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Yellow Fangs Hiroyuki Sanada Haiyaku Eiji 1997
Mika Muramatsu Yuki
Bunta Sugawara Kasuke
Bin Kurihara Gohei
Akira Kurosaki Sabu
Yasushi Suzuki Kuramochi constable