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Category - Antique Rifles - Matchlock - Military Rifles - Japanese

Category
Antique Rifles - Matchlock
Military Rifles - Japanese

japanese matchlock .56 bore

Description:
action  works  fine //27 inch iron barrel //pitted  bore  //41  inches  oa //  /repaired  crack  in forend  under  barrel cant  see  except  where  replaced  ramrod   shows at  front  //has  signature  under  barrel  and  on stock fwd  of  trigger  /  / stock  shows  normal  use  for  its  age  /  dragon  inlay  at   breach /  i  would  call  this  a  carbine  model for  caverly /  weighs  about  13  lbs  /   $55  sh  /  this  may have   been   made  in  late  1600  early  1700 //  see  some  pictures  of  tight  cracks  //  has  original  sights 

Tanegashima was a type of matchlock firearm introduced to Japan from Portugal in 1543. It changed the way war was fought in Japan and was used by samurai and ashigaru in the Sengoku and Edo periods

Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: japanese
Model: matchlock

Price: $1,495.00