tinman0629

I was hoping someone might follow up! Thanks for checking.

Thanks, I requested to join the group. Here are a couple examples of what I could find on the internet, just no information listed. When i go to the site, i cant find the weapon shown in the image.

Thank you. Yes I suspected not Japanese. I was hoping it came from the collection of Japanese Armour and swords my father had collected.

Please forgive my ignorance, but I am unsure what I have here. I believe this to be a Partizan Pole Arm weapon. Yes, i am holding it upside down. I beleive it to be a ceremonial piece not used for actual combat. It is dulled on both sides of the blade. Any assistance is greatly appreciated as I try to learn what period this would come from. If not Japanese, I apologize. Thank you in advance.

The pictures are truly fantastic! I hope to shoot mine someday soon. I will definitely share the armor I have when I pick it up in a couple of weeks. I believe it to be Edo period. We have reenactment in the United States for all kinds of battles. Mainly US Civil War battles, which I have never taken part in, but they are very popular. Thank you for sharing!

The gunsmith was able to remove the breech plug by hand. Whoever the previous owner was had oiled the threads, so he had not trouble removing it. The measurement was with the plug removed. Thank you again for all of your help.

Hopefully the conversion is right when converting from inches to centimeters. The internal bore measures 1.1938 centimeters. The barrel in total length, minus the breach plug, is 90.932 centimeters long.

The gun is still at the gunsmith shop. I will get the dimensions possibly on Monday.

Here are a few pics, not the best, of the gun with barrel intact.

Thank you Bugyotsuji! This is very exciting. I do not know where my father obtained this piece. He was a collector and probably purchased it with an entire collection. He owned samurai swords and armor as well. He sold the swords during his time, but held on to two samurai suits of armor that my brother and I split. I will have to share pictures of that another time. I have always admired this gun and was glad to have received it. Is there any way to narrow down the period/year when it was made? The Edo period lasted quite a while. My uneducated guess would be early 1800's.

Hello, new member here. I recently inherited a tanegashima or teppo. I am very uneducated on tanegashima weapons. I have some basic knowledge from reading articles on its history and relevance during Japan's isolation period. It is very unique to my collection and I knew the barrel had to be removed in order to reveal its identity. I had my friend, who is a local gunsmith, remove the barrel. I am hoping some of the experts on here will be able to help me identify some of the markings. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this group.