Original Japanese Ornate Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger, Inlaid Barrel & Figured Stock Fusee Spring & Cover Quonset was involved in the

Quonset was involved in the development of a naval night fighter aircraft

born October 1904

Government

Lt Davenport would later serve as President of the 446th Bomb Group Association and now serves as the group's official historian

Original Japanese Ornate Edo Period Matchlock Tanegashima Musket with Ball Trigger, Inlaid Barrel & Figured Stock Fusee Spring & Cover Quonset was involved in theOriginal 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