Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Musket circa 1750-1850 - Decorated and Inlaid U.S. Helmets/Hats 1820 aboard the USS Columbus

1820 aboard the USS Columbus to the Secretary of the Navy

the brigade was then transferred to the 3rd Infantry Division

Dated 1940 with original adjustable bipod marked 52-M-822

This is an investment quality piece offered at an affordable price

We have built Maxims into Inert Display Machine Guns some of which still remain but these are the very last of the parts sets

Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Musket circa 1750-1850 - Decorated and Inlaid U.S. Helmets/Hats 1820 aboard the USS ColumbusOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an extremely interesting weapon, both for historical as well as artistic aesthetic reasons. 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 on board was driven to anchor