Original Japanese Edo Period Tan-zutsu Matchlock Tanegashima Pistol with Ornate Silver and Brass Inlaid Barrel - Circa 1750 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories Schlueter produced only 2

Schlueter produced only 2

Protheroe Smith was an Officer in the 21st Lancers and

in a similar style as certain Jingasa helmets

Complete with leather headband and cotton lining these are superior reproductions

brass with a dark oxide coating

Original Japanese Edo Period Tan-zutsu Matchlock Tanegashima Pistol with Ornate Silver and Brass Inlaid Barrel - Circa 1750 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories Schlueter produced only 2Original 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