Tengu1957 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 This is a smaller gunBore - 1.3 cmTotal length of gun with stock - 99 cmHanya inlayWould this have had a military use ? Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Cannot open pics 1 and 1 for some reason. Pic 3 is upside down and the end of the barrel and stock are not clear, but we would have to consider whether a regular Sakai long gun has not been cut down for some reason. There may have been four mekugi-ana originally, ie not a cavalry gun; did someone feel the need to add a barrel band for extra safety? Quote
TETSUGENDO Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Can't open photos either. ????????????? -S- Quote
Bazza Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Funny, I couldn't open them all last night, but today I can open them all... BaZZa. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 12, 2019 Report Posted March 12, 2019 Ah, I think Gary has fixed them now. Thanks! Quote
Peter Bleed Posted March 16, 2019 Report Posted March 16, 2019 I came to this party late and had no problems opening the images. But I have to agree that this arms looks to me(!) like it has been bobbed off - in a "non-arsenel rework". I recall being is a country antique shop somewhere in Tohoku in the old days and the guy had a couple of front stock sections laying in a box. I asked what they were and he explained that he had cut them off of guns. I asked "why" and his total explanation was "To make them shorter." My conclusion is that Japanese arms modification reflects a variety of forces! Peter 2 Quote
uwe Posted March 16, 2019 Report Posted March 16, 2019 Cannot open pics 1 and 1 for some reason. Pic 3 is upside down and the end of the barrel and stock are not clear, but we would have to consider whether a regular Sakai long gun has not been cut down for some reason. There may have been four mekugi-ana originally, ie not a cavalry gun; did someone feel the need to add a barrel band for extra safety? I agree with you Piers! Quote
Viper6924 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Posted March 16, 2019 There’s another ”hint” to this being a modified long-gun; the Hibasami or Serpentine is too long for such a short matchlock. I always look for a sort of harmony on shorter matchlock carbines and pistols. This one lacks that to some extent. I also agree with Piers that this gun used to have four mekugi pins and that the barrel band was added after the gun had been shorted. Also, the total length of 99 cm is also very strange for such a model. Jan Quote
Tengu1957 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Posted March 17, 2019 Here are some images next to standard size long guns for perspective if it helps. The barrel seems to taper at the end vs. other shortened guns I have seen. Quote
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