aaron sun

What would be a ballpark market value range for the pistol? Paid less than $500 and felt I did well :D or any suggestion on where we can get an appraisal?

Oh? I always thought the mekugi pin is brass. I will look around to see if that is something I can do thanks as always

Given the identical design and look with the Sengoku period one in the museum, I am thinking they must have come from the same batch and hence of the same sengoku period. I am almost thinking these two guns should be displayed side by side It is missing mekugi pin as well, I won’t be firing it, attempt to restore it in any way. I will simply treasure it the way it is thank you again for your help

Did some measurements also Here is a summary, compared to the museum piece: length : 38.1 CM vs 37.7 CM Barrel: 22.7 CM vs 21.3 CM Mark: “94” vs “32” I guess my gun is tiny bit bigger, though very similar, not identical another photo of the Barrel, it looks the marrowest part is where the pin-hole is, not the very tip, however so slight. Would this help rule out the Cut-down? Thank you all

So all 3 numbers are matching “94” then.

Wow, that was easy, it came off nice and easy and my gosh, talk about craftsmanship! There are two chiseled marks on the barrel and some ink writing on the wood stock sure looks matching and original to me at this point it got better, from the online picture, the museum copy has a number “32” in the exact same style(picture added below) so excited !

I don’t really know how and don’t want to damage it anyhow would it be similar to open an western musket ? If yes, I can check around to see if there is any antique gun expert to check it out for me. I will try to send the photos to the museum, the site is in Japanese and I will do my best to describe it the museum one does say” unsigned”, so if they are from the same series, it wouldn’t be signed the number “94” has significance if the other one also has similar numbers thanks again

Thanks Brian

The one from the gun in the link and mine (broken tip)

Hello Thank you for your informative reply I did some comparisons and they are not the same ones. the wood on left side of the barrel of my gun has some old breakage and the part covers the powder( I didn’t know the proper name) is broken also (the one from the link attached at the very bottom also, the wood aren’t exactly the same As an Asian collectors(Chinese and Japanese), handling it tells me that it has legit age, how old , whether it is cut down or not , would have no clue. there is a “九十四” mark I just found and not sure if there is any significance thank you again for your input best regards Aaron

Antique Japanese pistol (not sure if this Isnthe right place for this) Hello all Purchased this as a decorative piece of art The more I researched, the more I felt it might be the real deal, a 16th century Japanese pistol for horseback and quite rare I found a near identical in a museum Stating so : https://www.touken-world.jp/search-arquebus/art0002400/ Looking for some expert opinion on this Thanks