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May 26, 2024, 09:13 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: March 2, 2024
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 7
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Tanegashima Matchlock
Just picked this up from Rock Island Auction May 19
Always wanted one of these. It is being shipped and am eager to try it out. I have some experience with muzzleloaders, but never had a matchlock. I like the silver dragon inlays on the barrel. 41" Barrel, .52cal, classified by RIA as antique. Expect it was made between 1543 and 1868. Another forum think it was made in the 1700s. But who knows?
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May 26, 2024, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: October 25, 2001
Location: Alabama
Posts: 18,626
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Trigger guard, and is it of the "snapping matchlock" design?
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