A matchlock gun
Edo period (19th century), signed on the bottom of the barrel Sesshu ju Igawa Yosabei saku (made by Igawa Yosabei of Settsu province)
The flared iron octagonal barrel with a triangular-shaped front sight and channel-shaped rear sight, mounted on a wood stock with chiselled lock plate decorated with florets, rabbits and lion, with spring and matchlock
62½in. (157.5cm.) long
A matchlock gun
Edo period (19th century), signed on the bottom of the barrel Sesshu ju Igawa Yosabei saku (made by Igawa Yosabei of Settsu province)
The flared iron octagonal barrel with a triangular-shaped front sight and channel-shaped rear sight, mounted on a wood stock with chiselled lock plate decorated with florets, rabbits and lion, with spring and matchlock
62½in. (157.5cm.) long
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