Original 19th Century Japanese Type 18 Murata 11mm Single Shot Infantry Rifle - Serial 148358 Category_Lock Assembly each photo is a unique

each photo is a unique camera-exposed image and was available in the following standard-sizes

a status that lasted into the 1960s

pull-through Mk 4B

Serial number 497105B denotes year of manufacture as 1895

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Original 19th Century Japanese Type 18 Murata 11mm Single Shot Infantry Rifle - Serial 148358 Category_Lock Assembly each photo is a uniqueOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murata rifle ( Murata jy) was was designed by Major Murata Tsuneyoshi, and was the first locally produced Japanese service rifle. It was 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, and these were marked (juu san 13) on the receiver. This was Japan's initial breech loading Rifle completely