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【Description】 TITLE The Sakai Gun Sub Title The research of its origin and background Publication Year 1990
This book was published as a pamphlet an exhibition held in Sakai,which is famous for Matchlock.It contains photos of a lot of Japanese Old Matchlock and the realted items in it.
If you are interested in japanese Matchlock,it is a great collection for you!
The first arquebuses were introduced in Japan in 1543 by Portuguese traders (Fernão Mendes Pinto), who landed by accident on Tanegashima, an island south of Kyushu in the region controlled by the Shimazu clan. By 1550, copies of the Portuguese arquebus were being produced in large quanties, and they were often seen on the battlefields all over Japan. The use of arquebuses and other firearms was halted in Japan during and until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate by decree of the shogun. In the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, Lord Oda Nobunaga placed three lines of ashigaru armed with these weapons behind wooden palisades and prepared for the Cavalry charge of his opponent. The three-line method allowed two lines to reload while the other would fire. Such tactics allowed a balance of mass firepower to compensate for poor accuracy with a reasonable rate of fire.
Softcover w/many photos appprox 137pages
Text in JAPANESE Even if you don't understand Japanese,you will enjoy this book through many photos 【CONDITION】 This book was published 17 years ago. But it is in excellent condition overall. Please see below photos to confirm the condition of this book.
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