Original Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle with Intact Chrysanthemum Crest - Serial 82389 17th Century It is extremely important to

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Relieved of the North Sector in October 1943

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there known specimens of the Army model that have a bayonet lug

The crossguard features a Luftwaffe eagle flying to the viewer’s left

Original Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle with Intact Chrysanthemum Crest - Serial 82389 17th Century It is extremely important toOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Murata rifle ( Murata j) 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. Later revisions including a tubular magazine, and a reduced caliber, led to the introduction of the Type 22 in 1889, the 22nd year of the Meiji calendar.