MURATA TYPE 22 RIFLE Description
8×53mmR Murata cal., 32 in. barrel for rifles, 19 1/2 in. barrel for carbine variant, 8 (rifle) or 5 (carbine) shot tubular mag., steel receiver, barrel, and fittings, ladder rear sight, blade front sight, full length wooden stock with deep finger grooves and checkering on the handguard, short upper handguard between rear sight and rear barrel band, magazine cut-off switch, blued finish, approx. 9 lbs. Mfg. circa 1889, Mfg. of all Murata rifles ceased entirely by 1905.
Rifles with original intact upper handguard carry a slight premium.