Original Japanese Model 1871 Percussion Carbine Marked Chikuma Prefecture c.1871-1876 Russian Maxim 1910 Two sizes tall and short

Two sizes tall and short

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This is a very nice example of the classic of the Tetsubo

Original Japanese Model 1871 Percussion Carbine Marked Chikuma Prefecture c.1871-1876 Russian Maxim 1910 Two sizes tall and shortOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is truly rare! It is a possibly previously unknown type of Japanese carbine, of which we can trace no other example. A Japanese made Percussion Carbine with a matchlock type rifled front barrel measuring 26 1 2" in length having a typical Japanese Matchlock rear sight. Unmarked side action percussion lock with hammer featuring a Scandinavian style cocking "ring". All brass mounts of trigger guard, barrel band,