Original Japanese Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger & Silver Inlaid Barrel Fusee Spring & Cover Hospital Admission Cards the describe

Hospital Admission Cards the describe his injuries and multiple surgeries citing the initial wound date of June 10th

with some finish flaking and some small pieces missing elsewhere

beneath which is I*

The rain guards (langets / chappes) extending from the cross guard are engraved with an entwined J

000 were taken by the First Infantry Division and attached troops

Original Japanese Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger & Silver Inlaid Barrel Fusee Spring & Cover Hospital Admission Cards the describeOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an extremely interesting weapon, especially considering the historical impact of firearm development in Japanese history. It was crafted probably in the late 1700s or early 1800s as a matchlock firearm using black powder and a very primitive ignition system, far behind the rest of the world. This type of gun is often referred to as a Tanegashima (), after the island where a Chinese junk with Portuguese adventurers