Murata the Hunting Gun/Origin

The Murata Rifle (村田銃 Murata jyū?) was the first indigenously produced Japanese service rifle adopted in 1880 as the Meiji Type 13 Murata Single-Shot Rifle.[1] The 13 referred to the adoption date, the Year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar.

The Murata Rifle was the standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Japanese Army during the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and in the Boxer Rebellion. The Imperial Japanese Army was quick to recognize that the design of even the improved Type 22 version of the Murata Rifle had many technical issues and flaws.

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