MEDIUM SIZED JAPANESE MATCHLOCK TEMPLE GUN.

MEDIUM SIZED JAPANESE MATCHLOCK TEMPLE GUN. Cal. About 75. Usual configuration with 27-1/4” oct bbl overall length, with flared canon muzzle, wedge shaped front sight, with a grooved pedestal rear sight. It is mounted in a coarse dark wood made in two pieces with brass furniture and iron striker & pan. Overall length is 38-3/8”. The mechanism is typical matchlock with a swinging pan cover and the lock is a simple flat brass plate with a stubby trigger at the bottom and a brass hand rest. The entire top of the bbl is covered with beautiful silver inlays of seven birds, tree branches & pine needles with the moon & clouds all between the sights. Behind the rear sight are seven or eight other silver inlays of Japanese mythical beings. It has a simple hardwood rammer in a slot under the bbl. The bottom flat of the stock has a large Japanese character carved into the wood and there are Japanese characters on the pan cover and pan. CONDITION: Bbl retains 40-50% thin original blue with the balance a light blue/gray patina. Brass has a cleaned mellow patina and the wood is sound with a dark patina. Dark crusty bore. 4-51223 JR884 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1235	$3,105.00	MEDIUM SIZED JAPANESE MATCHLOCK TEMPLE GUN. Cal. About 75. Usual configuration with 27-1/4” oct bbl overall length, with flared canon muzzle, wedge shaped front sight, with a grooved pedestal rear sight. It is mounted in a coarse dark wood made in two pieces with brass furniture and iron striker & pan. Overall length is 38-3/8”. The mechanism is typical matchlock with a swinging pan cover and the lock is a simple flat brass plate with a stubby trigger at the bottom and a brass hand rest. The entire top of the bbl is covered with beautiful silver inlays of seven birds, tree branches & pine needles with the moon & clouds all between the sights. Behind the rear sight are seven or eight other silver inlays of Japanese mythical beings. It has a simple hardwood rammer in a slot under the bbl. The bottom flat of the stock has a large Japanese character carved into the wood and there are Japanese characters on the pan cover and pan. CONDITION: Bbl retains 40-50% thin original blue with the balance a light blue/gray patina. Brass has a cleaned mellow patina and the wood is sound with a dark patina. Dark crusty bore. 4-51223 JR884 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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