Tengu1957 Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 This one is a bit smaller ,24.45 kilo's and 96.5 cm. It is signed as well but I have not had apart in a long time. If you canslate the two Kanji on the barrel I would appreciate. Thanks Quote
Stephen Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 Gary please reduce size i get spinner on all but one Quote
DRDave Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 I'm guessing the first two kanji are 三 (3, or possibly 五,5) followed by 十 (10). No clue on the last one. Quote
Peter Bleed Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 The barrel of Number 30 ( or 50) strikes my eye as either 1) shakudo do or some other soft metal, OR 2) buffed so that it has a rounded, 'soft' quality. It is a steel barrel?Peter Quote
Tengu1957 Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Posted February 10, 2019 It's a standard iron barrel Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 This one looks good at first glance too. The Mon is done in silver with a brass or gold Maru. The 木 ‘Ki’ probably denotes a family like the Kinoshita or Kimura, but that should be possible to follow up. The three characters are 三十目, Sanju-mé, a short form of 三十匁 Sanju Monmé, the largest of the hand cannons that can be fired ‘comfortably’ standing on the battlefield. Even so, you only have a window of a few seconds to fire before you have to lower it rapidly! Peter, wax to the max? Quote
DRDave Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 Thanks Piers. I was thinking that last character might have been "eye" (as in bore size). Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted February 12, 2019 Report Posted February 12, 2019 Actually yes, Dave. 目盛リ Memori are the graduations on a measuring scale. (Easy to remember as it sounds like English ‘memory’.) So 目 Mé here contains a suggestion of seeing, but I think it is also reflecting the last syllable of Monmé 匁, lead ball weight. 1 Quote
Anthony de Vos Posted February 16, 2019 Report Posted February 16, 2019 Hi! What is the calibre on this one, Gary? AdV Quote
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