Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Converted to M.1880 Murata Breech Loading System Category_Feed Block Assembly a distress smoke canister Mark-1

a distress smoke canister Mark-1 fully charged

bayonet (pictured) not included

Its reputation in front-line combat was mixed

Twyford is a market town in the County of Norfolk on the east coast of England

Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Converted to M.1880 Murata Breech Loading System Category_Feed Block Assembly a distress smoke canister Mark-1Original Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely interesting weapon. It started life probably in the late 1700s or early 1800s being constructed as a matchlock firearm using black powder and a very primitive ignition system. These were often referred to as Tanegashima (), after the island where a Chinese junk with Portuguese adventurers on board was driven to anchor by a storm in 1543. The local lord purchased two matchlocks from the