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A Japanese Tanegashima Matchlock, Late Edo period
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$950
Live Auction
Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Size
L: 43 1/4 in.(L: 109.86 cm.)

Description
A Japanese Tanegashima Matchlock

Late Edo period

Barrel engraved and marked, number 118 and "Shiro Ken"; with inlaid decoration.

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Condition
Missing front sight.
Provenance
Estate, Jud Samon. Mr. Samon was a retired coordinator of International Faculty and Student Services at the University of Maryland at College Park.