{"id":25993,"date":"2025-03-15T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T01:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&p=25993"},"modified":"2025-03-15T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T01:32:09","slug":"as24783-matchlock-gun-hinawaju%ef%bc%9asenshu-ju-tsutaya-kihachiro-shigetaka-saku","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/25993\/as24783-matchlock-gun-hinawaju%ef%bc%9asenshu-ju-tsutaya-kihachiro-shigetaka-saku\/","title":{"rendered":"AS24783 Matchlock Gun (Hinawaju)\uff1aSenshu Ju Tsutaya Kihachiro Shigetaka Saku"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ordering Number: AS24783<\/p>\n

Matchlock Gun (Hinawaju)<\/p>\n

Signature: Senshu Ju Tsutaya Kihachiro Shigetaka Saku
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We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.
\nThis work is ranked as Jyo Saku.<\/p>\n

Total Length: 130.4 cm (51.34 in)
\nBarrel Length: 98.5 cm (38.78 in)
\nOuter Diameter: 3.1 cm (1.22 in)
\nInner Diameter: 0.7 cm (0.28 in)<\/p>\n

Features: The entire piece is engraved and beautifully decorated with silver and brass.<\/p>\n

Aoi Art\u2019s Comment: The matchlock gun was first introduced to Japan in 1543 (Tenbun 12).
\nIn August of that year, Portuguese sailors drifted ashore on Tanegashima Island, bringing two matchlock guns.
\nTanegashima Tokitaka, the lord of Tanegashima, purchased the guns for a large sum of money.
\nThrough Tanegashima Tokitaka and the Shimazu clan, the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu acquired a matchlock gun and immediately attempted to produce domestic versions.
\nThe swordsmiths of Tanegashima and Kunitomo in \u014cmi were tasked with this replication, and it is said that they successfully produced domestic matchlocks within just one year.
\nSubsequently, Kunitomo and Hino in \u014cmi, Negoro in Kii, and Sakai in Izumi became major centers for firearm production.
\nInitially, matchlocks were expensive weapons used exclusively by samurai.
\nHowever, as production increased and they became more widespread, they eventually became weapons for foot soldiers.
\nDuring the Edo period, strict gun control laws were enforced, prohibiting anyone other than samurai from owning firearms, except for hunting or protecting against wild animals.
\nThe production of short-barreled guns was also prohibited, leading to the clandestine manufacturing of matchlock pistols, most of which were unsigned.
\nAs a result, these weapons were scarce.
\nEven fewer have survived to the present day, making them highly rare and valuable.
\n(Cited from Wikipedia)<\/p>\n

Aoi Art Estimation Paper
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