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Tampa is having a show and auction. The thread that brought the conversion of matchlocks to bolt action rifles is locked due to a crap storm and I wanted to share this. It is such a thing and really is an oddity. John
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Mijei period?!?! And still calling it a matchlock? Wow...
Still, thanks for posting the pic. |
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Hey, the Mijei period was an important period in Japanese firearms history! It was that one right between the Toranaga period and the Teisho pd, right?
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Probably authenticated by that same guy who did the woman's suit of armor.
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Well, it's probably worth a few hundred. I mean, how often does anything made in the Mijei Period even come up for sale?
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| AJBryant wrote: |
| Well, it's probably worth a few hundred. I mean, how often does anything made in the Mijei Period even come up for sale? |
Not only that, but how often do you see matchlocks where the match and lock are disguised as a bolt action? Those innovative Japanese!
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I think it is labeled as a Matchlock because the stock was originally part of one. The bolt action is fairly primitive and may be an early Japanese construct. It looks like a copy of a Krag-Jorgensen bolt. I am not well versed in this aspect of weapons except peripherally, so, those that are may have other ideas. I have no information about it other than it will be in Tampa Feb 22-24 There are many swords, artworks, etc.. on auction from lower priced wakizashi to upper level Juto. John
http://www.southeastjapaneseswordshowauction.com/
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This thread is cracking me up. Regardless of the errors (and it is funny), this is quite an interesting find. Thanks John for posting this.
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| shin no sen wrote: |
| I think it is labeled as a Matchlock because the stock was originally part of one. |
IIRC that would make the gun a bolt action with a matchlock's stock. Labeling it as a matchlock is just misleading potential buyers.
Guns are identified by their action/receiver/lock, not by their stocks.
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I agree. It would be obvious though, to a buyer with his eyes open. I didn't write the description or have anything to do with the auction. I am just the reporter. I wouldn't even buy it as a coffee table conversation piece. John
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| shin no sen wrote: |
| It looks like a copy of a Krag-Jorgensen bolt. |
Looks more like a Bang & Olufsen design to me, but what do I know?
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 What you sayin' Willis?
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