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A JAPANESE TANEGASHIMA MUSKET

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:700.00 - 800.00 USD
A JAPANESE TANEGASHIMA MUSKET
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
Of characteristic form, the stock carved of actively grained hardwood. With brass lock and mounts well-engraved as flowers, a tiger and bamboo sprig, with an abalone plaque set in the butt. The octagonal barrel with front and rear sights, and a family mon of a five-petaled flower inlaid in silver and a large, well-detailed silver dragon amongst clouds. Edo Period. Lock sticks. Overall length 134.2 cm.
Condition II