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bluelake · 17th June 2010, 10:36 AM

I just won the bid on a jezail matchlock, although I won't see it for a while yet, as I won't be back to the States until next weekend. The thing that interested me most about it was the barrel length (58"), as I'm researching certain Korean matchlocks, which had similar length barrels and are classified as wall guns; the biggest difference is, the seller said the bore was .50 cal. or a bit larger, while Korean wall guns had bores around .92 cal.

Just wondering if anyone had any guesses as to this one's age, origin, and any other info (pictures are the seller's, but I put them on my site so that it would use my bandwidth and not someone else's--I'll take my own pics of it after I get back to the States):

17th June 2010, 10:36 AM	#1
bluelake Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gyeongsan, South Korea Posts: 57	Jezail Matchlock I just won the bid on a jezail matchlock, although I won't see it for a while yet, as I won't be back to the States until next weekend. The thing that interested me most about it was the barrel length (58"), as I'm researching certain Korean matchlocks, which had similar length barrels and are classified as wall guns; the biggest difference is, the seller said the bore was .50 cal. or a bit larger, while Korean wall guns had bores around .92 cal. Just wondering if anyone had any guesses as to this one's age, origin, and any other info (pictures are the seller's, but I put them on my site so that it would use my bandwidth and not someone else's--I'll take my own pics of it after I get back to the States): Last edited by bluelake; 17th June 2010 at 11:04 AM.