Original 19th Century Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle - Serial 96727 18th Century the cylinder lock up is

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

A beautiful black enamel powder compact 3" round

in front of the sight

THE LOAD IS

and a breech stop that held the action open after the last round in the magazine had been fired

Original 19th Century Japanese M1889 Type 22 Murata 8mm Repeating Rifle - Serial 96727 18th Century the cylinder lock up isOriginal 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.