Japanese matchlock miniature

rickystl · 9th December 2017, 08:54 PM

Hi Corrado.

How cute !!! That is the best looking miniture I've seen. Actually looks old. Especially the stock. I like it !! I've read that these minitures were originally used to designate rank versus any practical use. Don't know if this is true.
Congratulations. Looks like the missing trigger was possible a "ball" style.

Rick

Maskell · 9th December 2017, 11:35 PM

These miniature matchlocks were made & used as netsuke, very nice. congratulations, nice find.
Jerry

ausjulius · 17th December 2017, 12:51 PM

interesting minatue guns are quite neat.

.. ive seen little miniature pistols on the sword belts in the caucasus although all solid metal (silver) and non-functioning. which seemed such an out of place decoration.

ive also seen 19th centuary chinese minatures but these seem to all be just tourist items for sale to traders in Bangkok.. still some are quite nice little guns and swords. shaprened folded steel blades ect.

i wounder what other cultures produced miniatures of weapons either functioning or non functioning.

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9th December 2017, 08:54 PM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	Hi Corrado. How cute !!! That is the best looking miniture I've seen. Actually looks old. Especially the stock. I like it !! I've read that these minitures were originally used to designate rank versus any practical use. Don't know if this is true. Congratulations. Looks like the missing trigger was possible a "ball" style. Rick

9th December 2017, 11:35 PM	#2
Maskell Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 38	These miniature matchlocks were made & used as netsuke, very nice. congratulations, nice find. Jerry

17th December 2017, 12:51 PM	#3
ausjulius Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: musorian territory Posts: 444	interesting minatue guns are quite neat. .. ive seen little miniature pistols on the sword belts in the caucasus although all solid metal (silver) and non-functioning. which seemed such an out of place decoration. ive also seen 19th centuary chinese minatures but these seem to all be just tourist items for sale to traders in Bangkok.. still some are quite nice little guns and swords. shaprened folded steel blades ect. i wounder what other cultures produced miniatures of weapons either functioning or non functioning.