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The silver disc on the bottom

This is the MON, a ton of small dots inside a circle?

Bugyotsuji, Here is the best picture of the other writing I could take. I wonder if there is a way to get under the rust and find the writing, as for the bisen I shall take a picture of that and a few of the other writings and stamps. There looks to be a mon? that was inlaid and partially removed made of silver aswell. thanks! David.

When the sunlight is better today, I will take much better images of everything, let me know what other areas I should photograph, thanks!

Hello all, lurked though many of the posts here. I recently acquired a matchlock that was converted to a percussion lock rifle. There were no pins holding in the barrel, and to my displeasure the bottom of the barrel was covered in a bad rust. I removed the rust residue from the wood, washed the barrel off with soap and water, and lightly oiled it. I plan on hopefully getting it more operational, without destroying the history.