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

Jan 27, 1999 · During the Sino-Japanese War, the Muratas, Meiji 13 and Meiji 18, were the Japanese Imperial Army’s main battler rifle.

Jan 27, 1999 · The Murata 18 was an improved, direct evolution of the Japanese Murata 13 Year rifle (1880) developed almost as soon as the 13 Year Rifles were being fielded, and thus, other than increased Western contact and importation of Western technology, the historical context relevant to the development and adoption of the Murata 18 is substantially ...

Jan 27, 1999 · The Murata rifle was adopted in 1889 (Meiji 22) and was Japan’s primary rifle during the Sino-Japanese War . Before and after the Russo-Japanese War, the reserve infantry, the reserve engineer, and the Navy Land Corps were equipped with the Murata repeater.

In this article, we will explore the development, manufacture, and use of the Meiji Type 13 rifle, including details about its production, years of service, cartridges, performance, and its predecessors. Additionally, we will discuss other battle rifles contemporaneous to …

Jun 14, 2015 · The Murata was Japan’s first domestic manufactured military rifle. In its first iteration, it was an 11mm, single shot, black powder weapon and was adopted in 1880 (the Type 13). Before long, some problems in the design were discovered, and the Winchester company helped to resolve them.

Murata rifles were the first domestically designed and produced modern rifles adopted by the Japanese military. They are little known and seldom seen since they had been obsolete for 50 years by the end of WWII, and hence very few were brought back.

Mar 9, 2025 · The Type 18 Murata represents a pivotal moment in Japanese military history as one of the earliest indigenous rifle designs produced by the Empire of Japan. Introduced in 1885 as an improvement over the original Type 13 model, this 11mm single-shot bolt-action rifle was manufactured at the Koishikawa Arsenal during the Meiji period.

The Murata Rifle is an early Japanese bolt-action rifle, named after its inventor, Major Murata Tsuneyoshi. This is the first modern Japanese locally produced long firearm (before it, Japan only produced the Tanegashima arquebus). It's also the first indigenous Japanese rifle.

The Type 18 Murata rifle was a minor refinement of the Type 13, Japan's first domestically designed and produced modern military rifle. It gets its designation from the fact it was designed by Tsuneyoshi Murata (later made a major-general and a baron) and adopted in Meiji 18 (the 18th year of the reign of the Meiji Emperor, Hirohito's ...