MEDIEVAL JAPANESE BULLETS

<< Previous in Firearms & Accessories

Next in Firearms & Accessories >>

View Larger Image

Price: $15.00

Available

Item Number: 06-902

Quantity:

Email this page to a friend

The Japanese embraced firearms technology cautiously after Portuguese sailors introduced firearms in 1542. During those turbulent years in which the Muromachi shogunate was displaced by the Momoyama shogunate, firearms of every scale evolved and Japanese castle architecture was revolutionized in response to the threat of cannon. The following are from a cache of very rare unfired projectiles of the second half of the 16th century. While some matchlocks remain, they nearly all date to the later Edo period. We know of no other Japanese projectiles from this early period.

16th century Japanese iron shot. Just under 1/2 diameter and probably used both as musket shot and cannon scatter shot as the situation demanded. Minor casting imperfections and good glossy patina. Have a small group. Each.... 15.00

Related Items

MEDIEVAL JAPANESE BULLETS-1

Price: $45.00

16th century Japanese cannon shot. About 7/8 diameter. Cast iron with the seam exaggerated by chamfering the mold to provide a vicious medial cutting band. Used in clusters like western canister shot. Have four examples. Each.......$45