Title: Matchlock Pistol
Object type: Matchlock pistol
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed by Kagoya 
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo period, 18th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Barrelsmith
Medium: Iron, gold, silver, wood, lacquer, brass
Dimensions: L. 20 in.  (50.8 cm); L. of barrel 12 in. (30.5 cm); Cal. .53 in (13.5 mm); Wt. 4 lb. 3.2 oz. (1905.1 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Credit line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY