Japanese matchlock Teppo

[Cerjak]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Cerjak, tanegashima barrel bolts were always removable but it is not unusual to find them rusted to the point that they can not be easily removed. From what I have read the only problem Japanese sword smiths who were tasked in the 1540's with replicating the matchlocks purchased from Portuguese traders had was with these barrel bolts, and it was not until a year after the Japanese first purchased matchlocks that the Portuguese returned to Japan with a blacksmith who instructed the Japanese on how to thread the barrel for these bolts.

Here is a excellent link to the National Museum of Japanese History, there are some rare prints showing how a Japanese matchlock was manufactured along with some other information, and a link to a Wikipedia article I wrote on tanegashima matchlocks.
http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/pu...14witness.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanegas...ese_matchlock)

Fean, as far as I know all there were no brass/bronze tanegashima, but the Japanese did cast small brass/bronze cannon with were ignited by hand. At least some of these types of cannon (taihou) were used for firing bo-hiya (fire arrows), these are called "hiya taihou". This image is a small cast brass/bronze hiya-taihou loaded with a bo-hiya.

Hi
Many thanks for this link
because of your answer I just try again to remove this bolts and at last it was possible to turn it, but still not possible to remove it totaly I have put some oil and I will wait a couple of hours there is a lot of rust..
Kind regards
Cerjak

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by Cerjak

Hi
Many thanks for this link
because of your answer I just try again to remove this bolts and at last it was possible to turn it, but still not possible to remove it totaly I have put some oil and I will wait a couple of hours there is a lot of rust..
Kind regards
Cerjak

Cerjak, your making progress!! Make sure to use a LOT of oil, the bolt threads are usually quite coarse. There is a special penetrating oil if it still will not come out that you can use, and you do not want to force it as they can snap. You can also put ice on the bolt head before trying to remove it as this will contract the molecules of the bolt slightly. Good luck.

If you get a chance can you take some pictures of the ramrod, thanks.

[Cerjak]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Cerjak, your making progress!! Make sure to use a LOT of oil, the bolt threads are usually quite coarse. There is a special penetrating oil if it still will not come out that you can use, and you do not want to force it as they can snap. You can also put ice on the bolt head before trying to remove it as this will contract the molecules of the bolt slightly. Good luck.

If you get a chance can you take some pictures of the ramrod, thanks.

As you can see now the bolt had been removed ! Thank you for your advice but only one thing was wrong for me :Ice must be for the champagne
see some pic from the ramrod
Kind regards
Cerjak

[BANDOOK]

HI WHERE COULD I GET A RAMROD FOR MY JAP MATCHLOCK,AS IT WAS MISSING WHEN I GOT IT,ANY WEBSITE OR DEALER WOULD HELP,MANY THANKS RAJESH

Originally Posted by Cerjak

As you can see now the bolt had been removed ! Thank you for your advice but only one thing was wrong for me :Ice must be for the champagne
see some pic from the ramrod
Kind regards
Cerjak

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by BANDOOK

HI WHERE COULD I GET A RAMROD FOR MY JAP MATCHLOCK,AS IT WAS MISSING WHEN I GOT IT,ANY WEBSITE OR DEALER WOULD HELP,MANY THANKS RAJESH

You can make a karuka (ramrod) with some hardwood dowel.