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Murata rifle

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1880s Rifle Firing Positions

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ANTIQUE JAPANESE TYPE 18 MURATA RIFLE W/ FULL MUM-SCARCE

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JAPANESE TYPE 18 MURATA RIFLE WITH MUM IN 11mm MURATA CALIBER

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WWII JAPANESE TYPE 22 MURATA RIFLE-NICE-SCARCE

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Type 38 Arisaka

The Murata rifle 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.