It's a tanegashima, the Japanese iteration of the matchlock. It's similar to the katana in the way the japanned chose to work on a system to its very perfection, despite it being far from ideal. It's quite an interesting type of muzzle-loader due to the quality of the craftsmanship, the solutions adopted due to the mineral shortcoming of Japan, and its quirks manly the lack of a proper stock albeit some featured iron sights something rare to western guns of the period. All in all I still prefer the simplicity and efficiency of a flintlock, or the Rube Goldberg's wet-dream that was a wheellock manly due to the fact they did not produce a audible or visual or smell signature before firing, something I think the Tengus would appreciate.
Canopus said: It's a tanegashima, the Japanese iteration of the matchlock. It's similar to the katana in the way the japanned chose to work on a system to its very perfection, despite it being far from ideal. It's quite an interesting type of muzzle-loader due to the quality of the craftsmanship, the solutions adopted due to the mineral shortcoming of Japan, and its quirks manly the lack of a proper stock albeit some featured iron sights something rare to western guns of the period. All in all I still prefer the simplicity and efficiency of a flintlock, or the Rube Goldberg's wet-dream that was a wheellock manly due to the fact they did not produce a audible or visual or smell signature before firing, something I think the Tengus would appreciate.
I wonder what the tengus would think of a percussion cap musket considering the inventor of the percussion cap created it to hunt animals more easily without the sparks or flame startling them?
warellis said: I wonder what the tengus would think of a percussion cap musket considering the inventor of the percussion cap created it to hunt animals more easily without the sparks or flame startling them?
Since wolves are predators, I think the wolf tengu at least would think it was a find idea and worth pursuing.
