Original 1889 Japanese Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle Price_$-050 - $200 The tunic is named to

The tunic is named to Cornell on the inner pocket label and dated 1942

The waist belt is adjustable

as we have never seen anything quite like this before

These were imported from Turkey along with the rest of our German MG08 material

sold within the last 5 years from GERMAN BAYONETS VOLUME III pages 155 -157 by Anthony Carter published by the Tharston Press 1992

Original 1889 Japanese Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle Price_$-050 - $200 The tunic is named toOriginal 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