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Post by stopped1 on Jun 27, 2017 8:48:55 GMT
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Jun 27, 2017 10:34:30 GMT
A lot of the early cannon and handguns used in Korea and Japan were imported from China, so even if it came from Korea or Japan, it could still be of Chinese origin.
The polyhedral nut (with the touch-hole) is classic Chinese, and I haven't seen it on Korean and Japanese weapons. That, and the probability that it's Chinese just based on the much larger numbers of Chinese ones, makes it a good bet that it's Chinese. And Ming.
I wonder what the inscription says. The inscriptions often give the year of manufacture.
(Assuming it's genuine, and not recently made, of course.)
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Post by stopped1 on Jun 27, 2017 12:20:40 GMT
I can read Chinese and I was struggling to read most of the words, certainly nothing pointing to a Ming emperor year name that I could read.Maybe someone with better eyes/ chinese language skills can read it
The thing appears to be at least forged, judging from the way the pole socket was folded and formed and the uneven wall thickness. I have seen mordern fakes, but they are mostly cast bronze with the 3 barreled version is faked the most often.
Still trying to decide if I should take the punt and spend $500 on it.....
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Post by stopped1 on Jun 27, 2017 12:39:58 GMT
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