Original 1889 Japanese Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle Cannons & Mortars formalised by the signing of

formalised by the signing of the Moscow Armistice on 19 September 1944

Well not anymore

The percussion lock is clearly an old local replacement and the stock

Original Items: Just found in the IMA warehouse clean up

which better fitted smaller hands and could be fitted to older models of the M16

Original 1889 Japanese Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle Cannons & Mortars formalised by the signing ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murata rifle ( Murata jy?) 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. Development The development of the weapon was lengthy as it involved the establishment of an adequate industrial structure to support it.[2] Before producing