Murata rifle

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Murata rifle
Type 22 Murata repeating rifle
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Service history
In service	1880–1919
Used by	See Users
Wars	Donghak Peasant Revolution First Sino-Japanese War Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Siberian Expedition Russian Civil War[citation needed]
Production history
Designed	1880
Produced	1880–1905
Variants	Type 13 Type 16 carbine Type 18 Type 22 repeater Type 22 carbine repeater Experimental box magazine repeater[1] Murata grenade launcher[1] Civilian models[1]

The Murata rifle (村田銃, Murata jū) was the first indigenously produced Japanese service rifle adopted in 1880 as the Meiji Type 13 Murata single-shot rifle.^[2] The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar.