japanese-tanegashima-matchlock-musket
Lot 209
Japanese Tanegashima Matchlock Musket
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Edo Period, 29.75 in. octagonal barrel with flared muzzle, approximately 16mm bore, the flats with lavish engravings to include a family kamon and a dragon among clouds; iron and brass hardware with working trigger mechanism; lacquered wooden stock with additional kamon crests and inlaid brass chrysanthemums.

From the Collection of a Virginia Gentleman

Scuffs and finish losses to the stock; mellow old patina to brass elements; some light oxidation to the barrel.