Original Japanese Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger & Silver Inlaid Barrel Category_Snider Rifle Parts but the stamping is not

but the stamping is not clear so we cannot be sure

from an exceptionally rare and famous aircraft and signed during the war by US Soldiers providing us with wonderful provenance

Israeli manufactured 7

though it is missing one of the two keepers

such as the US Armory at Springfield and the defunct Robbins and Lawrence operation in Windsor

Original Japanese Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger & Silver Inlaid Barrel Category_Snider Rifle Parts but the stamping is notOriginal 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