Original Japanese Edo Period Brass Fitted Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Numerous Barrel Bands - circa 1750 Japanese Antique Guns 1917 which indicates the II

1917 which indicates the II Armee-Korps (Stettin)

the large frame percussion revolvers were considered two unwieldy for use in the cities

Black leather in supple condition

of the Air Transport Command and one of the pilots that flew the Hump to carry supplies (gas

This likely postwar example is offered in excellent condition complete with rare fragmentation sleeve

Original Japanese Edo Period Brass Fitted Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Numerous Barrel Bands - circa 1750 Japanese Antique Guns 1917 which indicates the IIOriginal 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