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James K · May 17, 2011, 02:14 PM

Hi, gilj,

I know nearly nothing about early Japanese firearms, but yours is much too nice to have been made in the matchlock period even though it lasted longer in Japan than elsewhere. I think it is a modern reproduction; I do know those have been sold in Japan to collectors who cannot afford the originals.

Jim

May 17, 2011, 02:14 PM	#4
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Hi, gilj, I know nearly nothing about early Japanese firearms, but yours is much too nice to have been made in the matchlock period even though it lasted longer in Japan than elsewhere. I think it is a modern reproduction; I do know those have been sold in Japan to collectors who cannot afford the originals. Jim