Original 1880 Japanese Type 18 Murata 11mm Single Shot Infantry Rifle - Serial 72182 Miscellaneous Gun Parts Operating Performance

Operating Performance

with some nice curl to the wood grain on both sides

Serial Number 123A

separated by a finger-wide black line

Original 1880 Japanese Type 18 Murata 11mm Single Shot Infantry Rifle - Serial 72182 Miscellaneous Gun Parts Operating PerformanceOriginal 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