Fuuten Posted March 26, 2015 Report Posted March 26, 2015 http://www.aoijapan.com/hinawa-ju-matchlock-gun-arquebus-yoshu-jyu-makino-tetsugoro-minamoto-tomokata-saku I don't know anything about Japanese firearms, but could anyone comment on the quality or condition of this piece? Interested to learn more about them. Quote
Geraint Posted March 26, 2015 Report Posted March 26, 2015 Hi Axel. If you click on this link and scroll down you will find two more. http://www.aoijapan.com/fittings/tsukaothers You might find the comparison between them in terms of quality and price informative. All the best. Quote
Fuuten Posted March 26, 2015 Author Report Posted March 26, 2015 Geraint, thank you. The ypn 500 000 one is quite nice, the superficial details are clearly nicer and perhaps more wellmade. But i'm also looking into construction of these guns. Perhaps any books you can recommend? Quote
Brian Posted March 26, 2015 Report Posted March 26, 2015 Nice gun for the price. If it stays under $2K it would be a fair deal. Complete..which is nice as so many are missing the pan cover or ama-ooi. Not a top gun, but one that has fired a LOT in its life. Good entry level piece or the start of a collection. Brian Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 As Brian says, really. Smallish caliber, all three guns show evidence of heavy use. The little Iyo gun which you first posted perhaps the nicest of the three, but my tastes are different. (Some minor refurbishments. One of them has been varnished and the patina has been polished off.) Quote
jason_mazzy Posted March 27, 2015 Report Posted March 27, 2015 Conversations like this make me miss watson Quote
pcfarrar Posted March 29, 2015 Report Posted March 29, 2015 I'm guessing the shipping cost on this gun might be quite high as normally they ship free of charge but not on this item. Still looks pretty decent for the price. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 30, 2015 Report Posted March 30, 2015 Agreed, but not "early Edo" surely. Late Edo makes more sense, judging from the style of workmanship. There was an earlier smith with a similar name, Makino Minamoto Tomokata, but this advertised name here includes Tetsugoro, and is listed below the earlier one, suggesting one of a line of gunsmiths. Whether fired in battle or not, it does show evidence of heavy use. A long thin gun with a 1.1 cm narrow caliber/bore, it would have been used for target shooting, hunting birds etc. It is said that for the battlefield you would need around 1.4 cm upwards. Patina etc., polished off, and the pan could be in better condition but I have always wanted a good example of an Iyo gun. One day, perhaps, when my ship comes home. Quote
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