Original 19th Century Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle - Serial 96727 18th Century One unlucky group descended right

One unlucky group descended right onto a German position and another stick landed in the English Channel

The cover on this example is intact

The assault was set for 0800 on 15 August 1944

Included are an original anti-aircraft front sight and a post-war repainted belt drum

the cylinder lock up is very tight and the pistol has no play in the barrel/frame connection

Original 19th Century Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle - Serial 96727 18th Century One unlucky group descended rightOriginal 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.