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Revision as of 05:29, 21 October 2009
| Murata Rifle | |
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 Murata rifle | |
| Type | Service rifle |
| Place of origin |  Japan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Japan |
| Wars | Sino-Japanese war, Russo-Japanese War |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.09 kg |
| Length | 1276 mm |
| Cartridge | 11x60 rimmed cartridge 8x53 rimmed cartridge |
| Caliber | 11 mm |
| Action | bolt action |
| Muzzle velocity | 435 m/s |
The Murata rifle was the first indigenously produced Japanese service rifle adopted in 1880 as the Murata Type 13.[1] The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar.
The development of the weapon was lengthy as it involved the establishment of an adequate industrial structure to support it.[2] Before producing a local weapons, Japan had been relying on various imports since the time of the Boshin war, and especially on the French Chassepot after the Satsuma rebellion.[3] This was about 300 years after Japan developed its first guns, derived from Portuguese designs, the Tanegashimas or "Nanban guns".
The design of the Murata was an adaptation of the French Gras rifle, and the German Mauser rifle. The Murata was later upgraded in several variants, some of which were used well into the Russo-Japanese War.
It was replaced by the Arisaka series of rifles in 1898.
Variants
- Type 13 (1880) Preliminary model
- Type 18 (1885) Final version (11x60R). Bolt action, single shot.[4]
- Type 22 (1889) Smaller caliber (8x53R), magazine weapon.[5]