July 2022 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0722 Lot 2050A
A 28-BORE MATCHLOCK MUSKET, UNSIGNED, MODEL JAPANESE TANEGASHIMA, no visible serial number,

Product Details

A 28-BORE MATCHLOCK MUSKET, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'JAPANESE TANEGASHIMA', no visible serial number, late Edo period with octagonal 41 3/4in. iron barrel, block fore-sight, rear-sight block, brass barrel retaining band at breech, swinging brass pan-cover, plain elongated brass lockplate with large external brass mainspring (missing some screws), hand-cocked serpentine match-holder, wooded full-stock of classic form with isolated brass decoration and floral escutcheoned match apertures, ball trigger missing guard, further brass muzzle-band to the middle, possible replacement under-barrel ramrod




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Estimate £200-300