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May 26, 2024, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: March 2, 2024
Location: Atlanta
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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, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: October 25, 2001
Location: Alabama
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Trigger guard, and is it of the "snapping matchlock" design?
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August 3, 2024, 12:39 AM
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Join Date: March 1, 2000
Location: Boise, ID
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Cool.
I have one that my dad brought home after "the war", about which I've found little info. My dad thought it was 300 years old, someone has told me it's a modern replica, and the truth is somewhere in between.
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August 3, 2024, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: November 2, 1998
Location: Colorado
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What a masterpiece! I'd rather have a replica made to shoot, but that's just me.
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August 24, 2024, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: March 2, 2024
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Have shot mine and works great.
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