Murata rifle Type 22 Murata repeating rifle Type Bolt-action service rifle Place of origin Japan Service history Used by See Users Wars Imperial Japanese Military First Sino-Japanese War Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Philippine Revolutionary Military Philippine Revolution Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Production history Produced 1880–1905 Variants Type 13 Type 16 Type 18 Type 22 Type 22 carbine civilian Specifications Weight 4.09kg Length 1294mm Barrel length 840mm Cartridge 11×60mmR Murata 8×53mmR Murata Caliber 11mm 8mm Action Bolt action Muzzle velocity 435m/s Feed system Single-shot (Type 13, Type 16, Type 18, and civilian models) Repeating rifle 8-round tube magazine (Type 22 rifle), 5-round tube magazine (Type 22 carbine)