Original Japanese Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger & Silver Inlaid Barrel French Flags This is an incredibly rare

This is an incredibly rare steam driven engine for a German WWII U-Boat G7A (TII) torpedo

and has Pre-1813 Birmingham area proof marks

which is exactly how we found it

They protected Allied supplies from black market heists while under a constant barrage of German V-bombs

Original Japanese Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger & Silver Inlaid Barrel French Flags This is an incredibly rareOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an extremely interesting weapon, especially considering the historical impact of firearm development in Japanese history. It was crafted probably in the late 1700s or early 1800s as a matchlock firearm using black powder and a very primitive ignition system, far behind the rest of the world. This type of gun is often referred to as a Tanegashima (), after the island where a Chinese junk with Portuguese adventurers