Miroku Corp.

Miroku Corp
Founded February 1893 (1893-02)
Headquarters Nankoku, Japan
Products Shotguns, rifles
Revenue Increase 3,907.4 million[1]
Increase 229.4 million[1]
Increase 169 million[1]
Number of employees
 551 [2]
Website http://www.miroku-jp.com
Miroku Model 3700.

Miroku Corporation (株式会社ミロク, Kabushiki Kaisha Miroku) (OSE: 7983) is a Japanese firearms manufacturer located in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture. Their products include shotguns produced for Browning Arms Company and rifles licensed by Winchester Firearms.[3] In European markets, these products are sold under both the Miroku and Browning brand names. Charles Daly Firearms of the United States imported Miroku O/U shotguns throughout the 1960s to early 1970s. Afterwards, Miroku found a new outlet for the O/U models under Browning, explaining the similarities from late models imported by Daly to early Browning Citori Type 1 models. This also coincides with FN and Miroku's joint buyout of Brownings stock in 1977.

Miroku manufactured a few different models of handguns between the 1960s and the 1980s, though these were not widely distributed. Among the most common is the "Liberty Chief" model, .38 caliber revolver.[4] They briefly manufactured copies of the Browning BL22, a .22 lever-action rifle, under the name of Miroku ML22. This model was popular with Australian rabbit hunters due to its low price and a high magazine capacity of 15 rounds.

Miroku's guns manufactured for Browning are sold in markets where Browning-branded counterparts are scant or unavailable. Miroku also produce, under license through Olin Corporation and Browning, the Winchester's famed lever-action and falling-block action rifles.

Company’s flagship product, MK38 Teague, has features such as a back-bored barrel and an extended choke associated with shotguns in the Browning and Beretta product lines.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?symbol=MKUFF.PK&dataset=incomeStatement&period=Q&currency=native
  2. ↑ "Miroku Corporate" (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "株式会社ミロク：ショットガン＆ライフル". www.miroku-jp.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  5. ↑ McNab, Chris (13 November 2007). Sporting Guns: A Guide to the World's Rifles and Shotguns. St. Martin's Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-312-36823-4.


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