THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LONG MATCHLOCK GUN, the octagonal barrel decorated in copper, brass and silver hirazogan with a dragon entwining a ken (kurikara), signed Sesshu Shimatani Kihachiro, (slight rusting), with oak stock (damaged) and brass lock, spring match-holder, probably 18th century, the mounting later, barrel length 101.5 cm.
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A LONG MATCHLOCK GUN, the octagonal barrel decorated in copper, brass and silver hirazogan with a dragon entwining a ken (kurikara), signed Sesshu Shimatani Kihachiro, (slight rusting), with oak stock (damaged) and brass lock, spring match-holder, probably 18th century, the mounting later, barrel length 101.5 cm.