Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Converted to M.1880 Murata Breech Loading Musket U.S. Militaria giving an overall length of

giving an overall length of 65"

almost completely lacking the ventilation holes of the basic MG 34

Ordnance Department by the firm during the war

Action: Double Only

Original Japanese Matchlock Tanegashima Converted to M.1880 Murata Breech Loading Musket U.S. Militaria giving an overall length ofOriginal 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