CODE 03-062-889

NAME – Type 22 Murata Rifle

NAME (NATIVE) – Meiji 22^nd Year Type Infantry Rifle

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Japan

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1889

CALIBER – 8×52.5mmR

OVERALL LENGTH – 120.8 cm (47.56 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 74.6 cm (29.38 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Groove, Right hand twist

LOAD – Full jacketed flat nose ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.36 mm (0.329 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 15.42 g (238 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 564 m/s (1850 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2453 j (1809 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.94 kg (8 lb 11 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.18 kg (9 lb 3.5 oz) with 8 rounds in magazine

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – V notch Battle Sight on slide graduated from 200 to 600 meters ( to yards) in 100 meter ( yard) increments, Folding V-notch leaf graduated from 700 to 2000 meters ( to yards) in 100 meter ( yard) intervals

EFFECTIVE RANGE –

OPERATION – Manual, bolt action

TYPE OF FIRE – Repeating

RATE OF FIRE – 14 to 18 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 8 round tubular underbarrel magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.24 kg (8.47 oz) 8 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – 40 rounds

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.21 kg (2 lb 10.7 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Imperial Artillery Arsenal, Koishikawa

STATUS – Antique

SERVICE – Japanese military