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 Civilian models

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.^[1] The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar.