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Originally Posted by Cerjak

Additional information I have just received

"Hello Cerjac, this type of gun was made in Yonezawa from the early 1600s and followed a pattern (iron ramrod, etc.) that was distinct from other Japanese Tanegashima type guns and kept up until the late 1860s. Seki-Ryu, like yours, was almost exactly the same shape and style although more decorated, and again they followed roughly the same spec. The signature may help us to narrow down the date, but do not expect too much. We can say that your gun was made probably in late Edo, ie 1800-1850, but possibly earlier."

Here is the seki and yonezawa compared. Yours may be missing a barrel band.