Japanese triangle gun with wick lock

The gun consists of a block of barrels, a handle, a wick lock, a trigger mechanism and a mechanism for turning the barrels. Wick lock spring type. The keypad, serpentine and locking lever are made of brass. The spring is located on the inside of the lock. Serpentine is fixed on the axis, in the cocked state is held by the locking lever protruding from the keypad. The upper part of the serpentine is curved and has a slot to accommodate the glowing end of the wick.

The block of trunks at the base is fastened with a brass ring and hinged at the front of the handle. Receiver unit can manually rotate relative to the longitudinal center line weapons, substituting under the wick alternately powder shelf three trunks. On the left side of the handle there is an inlay in the form of large and small flowers with five petals.

The receiver unit consists of three round-section iron trunks with a flat top. At the muzzle cut, the trunks are fastened with a brass ring. On this ring opposite to each trunk there are cylindrical front sights with a projecting flat ridge. Yellow metal tubes are visible in the barrel bore, probably protecting the barrels from corrosion.

A round powder shelf with a flat round brass lid is installed on the flat upper part of the barrels. The lid is equipped with a small protruding lever with which it is convenient to move it to the side, opening the powder shelf. Before the powder shelf, the rear sight is placed in the form of two parallel iron plates, longitudinally fixed on the barrel. Between two of the trunks installed ramrod, which is an iron rod.

The trigger is made of brass and has a teardrop shape. The trigger is installed in the box and reinforced with a rectangular brass trigger mask. A spring-loaded plate is installed in the lower part of the handle. The end of the plate alternately enters the recesses of the rear brass ring of the barrel unit, combining the position of the serpentine and the next powder shelf.

The shank of the handle on top is reinforced with a rectangular brass plate. In the tail of the handle is a through hole, reinforced with a brass tube. On the surface of the trunks caused a sign in the form of a cross inscribed in a circle.

The Japanese triple-barreled pistol with a wick lock is another example of the dead-end direction of development of a short-barreled firearm. Attempting to make multiply-charged weapons by combining three barrels connected in a single receiver unit and one wick lock is certainly an interesting design solution. but story showed that only changing the wick lock with a wheel lock, and later a flint lock and a lock lock, made it possible to make reliable pistols ready for quick use.

Comments

[Vladimirets]

An attempt to make a multiple-charge weapon by combining three barrels connected into a single barrel unit and one wick lock is certainly an interesting design decision. However, history has shown that only the replacement of the wick lock with a wheel lock, and later with a flint and capsule lock, made it possible to make reliable pistols ready for quick use.

Brilliant conclusion. The author would immediately have smashed this gun, comparing it with the breech-loading under a unitary cartridge. For its time, this is certainly a very original and interesting weapon.

[clidon]

It is interesting to what century belongs ....

[Grey47]

I would like to know the estimated year of manufacture of this weapon.
"For its time, this is certainly a very original and interesting weapon." for the 15th century, yes, original, but for some reason I assume that this is a much later product.

[clidon]

Yes, most likely a very late period of the shogunate.

[ICT]

Quote: Grey47

I would like to know the estimated year of manufacture of this weapon.

they say somewhere like this:
Japanese wick gun of the end of the 18-th, the beginning of the 19-th century

[sub307]

Such a scheme, with the use of a unitary cartridge, of course, would fit perfectly for a hunting pistol.

[Denimax]

An interesting example, only this is no longer a gun but a two-handed type of trimmer.
As a self-defense, it’s not at all suitable, but even as a fighting one.
You can still improve it, add a swivel protrusion on the latch and the lid from the shelf itself opens. With each trunk stream, it will open automatically. And then push only on the descent, the wick lock does not require a platoon.

[cth; fyn]

Well, just a wicky revolver.