Last Samurai, the Japanese Imperial Army carries German bolt-action Mauser M1871/84 rifles. The 1884 models were altered in appearance by the filmmakers to resemble the more period-accurate 1871 models. Gallery See also List of firearms Footnotes References Dieter Storz: Deutsche Militärgewehre. Vom Werdergewehr bis zum Modell 71/84. In: Kataloge des bayerischen Armee-Museums Ingolstadt. Band 8, Wien 2011, . External links Official Manual Mauser-Milovanović (many photos) Early rifles Bolt-action rifles Rifles of Germany Mauser rifles Single-shot rifles Weapons of the Ottoman Empire