Erez

thanks everyone!. Peter, do you know if these drawings that you mentioned are online? and\or pictures from kusado sengen swordsmith's excavated workshop? thanks!

thanks ken. is the bizen osafune smithy they have today is the same that was used back in koto eras? and yes, it is indeed my first name.

hello all do any of you know of locations in Japan where one can see actual ancient swordsmith forges ? or whatever is left of it? are there any preserved in existence today? simply wonder how they looked in edo period or even earlier times... good health to you all :-)

Thank all of you for your help. I will try to unscrew it and see what happens. Ed, i am not into shooting animals, but i like your idea about new \ restorable condition original barrel. can you please refer me to new barrels or original barrels(only) for sale? thank you !!

Thank you for your opinions everyone. My ultimate goal is to build the whole gun but for now I am more concerned with the quality of the barrel itself. What do you think about its condition? Repareable ? Too rusty? And can you tell me something about the maker? Thank you very much for your the info. By the way, buying a new gun is not so interesting for me as to restore one... And yes, you might say I'm pretty good with my hands.. I hope so at least..

Hello all. i'm posting picture of a gun barrel, and i would like members help in identifying and getting some opinions about quality . my ultimate goal here is to restore it and build the whole mechanism and wooden parts, and finally shoot it of course. i wonder if it will be possible in your opinions. thank you. Erez.