Original Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle with Rare Type 22 Bayonet and Chrysanthemum Crest - Serial 10469 Spanish Ordnance German losses were minimal

German losses were minimal

An enemy column

While the gun retains no real finish to speak of

The top of the motor is marked with blp

All coat buttons are backmarked with HORSTMANN

Original Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle with Rare Type 22 Bayonet and Chrysanthemum Crest - Serial 10469 Spanish Ordnance German losses were minimalOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murata rifle ( Murata j) was the first indigenously produced Japanese service rifle adopted in 1880 as the Meiji Type 13 Murata single shot rifle. The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar. Later revisions including a tubular magazine, and a reduced caliber, led to the introduction of the Type 22 in 1889, the 22nd year of the Meiji calendar.