Matchlock long gun. It has a short stock, which curves down at a sharp angle from the lock and has a round perforated hole. The barrel is secured by 5 copper bands. The serpentine match holder is separate from the rest of the lock. The gun is muzzle-loading, but missing the ramrod.

Collection type: Object
Description: Matchlock long gun. It has a short stock, which curves down at a sharp angle from the lock and has a round perforated hole. The barrel is secured by 5 copper bands. The serpentine match holder is separate from the rest of the lock. The gun is muzzle-loading, but missing the ramrod.
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1862
Date collected: By 1862
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Copper Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 1318 mm, Height: max 149 mm, Width: max 56 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.27.18
Research and responses: From 1851 Pitt Rivers was interested in the development of new firearms as a result of his work for the Schools of Musketry. This object was probably part of this work. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]