Lot Essay
The term 'wrapped' applies to the use of pre-stressed low-carbon alpha iron steel literally wrapped over the inner bored core in a cross direction as a means of strengthening the entire barrel.
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A SILVER AND GOLD-DECORATED 'WRAPPED' BARREL MATCHLOCK GUN
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED SHIMATANI KI HACHIRO SHIGESUKE SAKU, THE STOCK SIGNED YAMAMOTO
The cylindrical .62 bore cylindrical barrel with flattened top peep line fitted with two blocked non-adjusting peep V-sights fore and aft barrel behind a flared octagonal muzzle applied with silver nunome decoration; the exposed portion of the barrel decorated in silver and gold nunome with a celestial dragon amidst clouds above a panel of silver nunome scrollwork centered by a Matsudaira mon and signed Echizen [no] Kami shoku shi (Lord of Echizen decorated this); the barrel signed on the underside, Kitai maki bari [wrapped] Shimatani Ki Hachiro Shigesuke saku; the one-piece wood stock set with plain brass furniture and with silver foliage on the side of the frizzen; the peg holes strengthened by brass sakura--overall length 42½in. (107.9cm.).
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED SHIMATANI KI HACHIRO SHIGESUKE SAKU, THE STOCK SIGNED YAMAMOTO
The cylindrical .62 bore cylindrical barrel with flattened top peep line fitted with two blocked non-adjusting peep V-sights fore and aft barrel behind a flared octagonal muzzle applied with silver nunome decoration; the exposed portion of the barrel decorated in silver and gold nunome with a celestial dragon amidst clouds above a panel of silver nunome scrollwork centered by a Matsudaira mon and signed Echizen [no] Kami shoku shi (Lord of Echizen decorated this); the barrel signed on the underside, Kitai maki bari [wrapped] Shimatani Ki Hachiro Shigesuke saku; the one-piece wood stock set with plain brass furniture and with silver foliage on the side of the frizzen; the peg holes strengthened by brass sakura--overall length 42½in. (107.9cm.).