Original Japanese Edo Period Brass Fitted Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Numerous Barrel Bands - circa 1750 Japanese Antique Guns of the Air Transport Command

of the Air Transport Command and one of the pilots that flew the Hump to carry supplies (gas

This is a genuine Ike Jacket used by medic of the 17th Airborne Division during World War Two

only requiring slight modifications to fit each

blade measures 6 in

Original Japanese Edo Period Brass Fitted Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Numerous Barrel Bands - circa 1750 Japanese Antique Guns of the Air Transport CommandOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an extremely interesting weapon, especially considering the historical impact of firearm development in Japanese history. It was crafted probably in the late 1700s or early 1800s as a matchlock firearm using black powder and a very primitive ignition system, far behind the rest of the world. This type of gun is often referred to as a Tanegashima (), after the island where a Chinese junk with Portuguese adventurers