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           A MATCHLOCK PISTOL                                A MATCHLOCK PISTOL
           Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century         Edo period (1615-1868), 18th19th century
           The hexagonal barrel cast in bronze and decorated with clouds and   The finely detailed cylindrical barrel decorcated with a scaly dragon
           the crest of the Tokugawa family in silver and gilt nunome-zogan, a   in clouds inlaid in gilt and silver nunome-zogan with a dragon and the
           large silver dragon applied to the upper surface near the breech, the   crest of Tokugawa family and signed Inaba no kami []yuki, the stock
           stock lacquered black and decorated with Tokugawa family crests   lacquered black and decorated with additional Tokugawa crests in
           in gold hiramaki-e, illegibly signed on the handle Matsudaira Omi no   gold hiramaki-e, with a silver stockplate
           kami Ka[]                                         15 5/8in (39.7cm) long
           16 1/2in (41.9cm) long
                                                             US$2,500 - 3,500
           US$1,200 - 1,800

































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