A teppo (a matchlock gun), Japan, late Edo period Smoothbore hakaku barrel without the typical swamped muzzle. Katafuji rear sight and katasugi front sight. Worn bore in calibre mm. One katabami mon in white bronze nunome-zogan above chamber, plain brass lock with the spring mounted outside, cock missing. Shaft of lacquered kashi wood, a small crack on the forearm. The stock decorated with brass inlays, these engraved with bamboo and flowers, one inlay added later. Ramrod missing. Length 134 cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Japanese, , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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