Murata Rifle

Japanese MURATA Type 13 (M.1880).

Murata Rifle.

Close view of the Murata bolt.

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

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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