Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Musket Converted to Murata Style Breech Loading System U.S. Flags and logos for various units

and logos for various units and ranks

and then as they started flying this way

We are uncertain if the boards themselves are original

Vintage 1950s Cold War Original Civil Defense Message Center (heavy) metal sign

a Supreme Court Justice

Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Musket Converted to Murata Style Breech Loading System U.S. Flags and logos for various unitsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely interesting weapon. It started life probably in the early 1800s being constructed as a matchlock firearm using black powder and a very primitive ignition system. These were often referred to as Tanegashima (), after the island where a Chinese junk with Portuguese adventurers on board was driven to anchor by a storm in 1543. The local lord purchased two matchlocks from the Portuguese, and then had