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As part of my ongoing goal to share a variety of muzzleloaders from around the world with you, we're stopping off in Japan to showcase this 1600s-late 1800s Japanese Matchlock Pistol.
You'll notice a lot of differences between this pistol and some of the European pistols found during the same century. Why were these pistols so different from those made in Europe? Let me know what you think in the comments.
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Exact date of production is unknown, but the prominence of the "hollyhock" mon of the Tokugawa Shogunate on both metal and wood suggests it was made during the 1600-1868 timeframe of the Shogunate's dominance of Japanese affairs. Post front and groove rear sights, with the cannon muzzle finished in hammered silver and engraved through the silver in key spiral patterns, and the main section showing a gold and silver inlaid dragon in flight amongst silver clouds, three lines of gold Japanese text on the top flats, and a gold Tokugawa mon immediately ahead of the rear sight. The brass lock work is also silver finished, with internal spring and sear, a round knob trigger and a hinged pan cover. Smooth hardwood stock with brass furniture, a hardwood ramrod and a set of 5 gold painted Tokugawa mons, two on either side of the forearm and the largest atop the wrist.
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