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Atlantia · 29th January 2012, 04:51 PM

It certainly looks Asian/far east.
Similar to Japanese types, but I don't think it is Japanese. I'm thinking possibly Malay, but Vietnamese seems very likely.

Edit: Doing some digging, that ivory panel and butt-end seem to feature on many matchlocks described as Vietnamese.

29th January 2012, 04:51 PM	#3
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	It certainly looks Asian/far east. Similar to Japanese types, but I don't think it is Japanese. I'm thinking possibly Malay, but Vietnamese seems very likely. Edit: Doing some digging, that ivory panel and butt-end seem to feature on many matchlocks described as Vietnamese. Last edited by Atlantia; 29th January 2012 at 05:18 PM.