Alans Posted January 11 Report Posted January 11 Hi All, I am hoping you can give me information on this now my 2nd Tanegashima . Lars you were so helpful last time I asked - I'm hoping you can oblige again please. So Length is 1300 overall , and barrel alone is 1300 , bore is 15mm . If you could please translate the Mei ( Believe me I have tried - but I'm useless! ) Also id like to know which clan the Mon is. I'll have to upload more pics to help you - help me so I will try to reply to my own message and add more pics hoping it works. Also ..back to rust - as you can see it is a little rusty under the barrel - so my aim is to remove as much with a copper penny and brass brush and then just oil with maybe Camellia oil or 3 in 1?..then again Ive just read ACF 50 is superior at controlling rust? Last but not least - not sure you can see - but there is an area where there seems to be a split- I don't think it is deep - but also you can see an area it has lost its brass inlay. Would it be worth while/wise to replace the brass inlay - if so is there any links on how to achieve this? Thank you in advance . 2 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 A good example of a Sakai/Sesshū/Settsu/Ōsaka smallbore (are you *sure the bore is 1.5 cm?) long gun, the Mei saying Sesshū Jū Enamiya Ihei Saku’, i.e. made by Ihei of the House of Enami in Sesshū. I wouldn’t worry about the small piece of kirikane, unless you have money to spare and a friend with the right workshop to recreate it for you. There’s plenty to enjoy as it is. Normally these decorations come out of a drawer and these flashy guns were owned by rich merchants rather than Bushi, so no clan involved. There are two that you could be referring to as Mon, the eight-hammer wheel and the bamboo motif. You give both the barrel length and total length as 130 cm. *Guns like these do not exceed a bore of 1.3 cm as they are not military guns. Too flashy! PS 巻張 Makibari tells you the barrel is bound with iron helix twist. 2 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 Definitely oil the red rust. I like to mash oiled red rust gently with a hammer and wipe off repeatedly with cloth or tissue. Quite satisfying to see the amount of orange-red staining the tissue! PS If you ever need to reblue the whole barrel though, you’ll need to thoroughly remove all trace of oil first. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 Follow-up. Just checked the records and there is/was an Enamiya Ihei gun dated 1801, so you know roughly when yours was made, during this smith’s working lifetime. He seems to have travelled to other parts of Japan to teach gun smithing. There are guns with this signature Enamiya Ihei, but living variously in 石州、播州、and 周防. Sounds like a talented smith. But yours has all the hallmarks of a gun made in his hometown. 1 Quote
Alans Posted January 12 Author Report Posted January 12 Hey Piers , ( notice I got you name right this time- apologies! ) thank you so much again for all the info and advice ! I do appreciate it. Yes _ was referring to the Bamboo leaf as a mon . Doh! yes apologies - the barrel length is 1005mm as for the bore- I have measured again and it does seem to be coming out at 15mm? 1 Quote
arilar Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 Is the caliber still 15 mm a little bit down into the barrel? Like 10 cm down. My extremely little experience have taught me teppos sometime expand in the muzzle. But I can be totally wrong!! 1 Quote
Alans Posted January 14 Author Report Posted January 14 Spot on Lars and Piers - I managed with callipers to measure further down the barrel, and indeed it is 13mm! Thanks again for your valuable information. 1 1 Quote
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