Muzzleloader made in Japan

[gmgaunt]

I have 3 Japanese made muzzleloaders. One I inherited and two I bought. The quality level varies dramatically between the three. Even two guns that are basically identical can be really different inside. Check the barrel over carefully. You may have to rebuild the inside of the lock as well. The frizzen on one of my guns was never hardened at all.

Many Klatch

I, too inherited a Japanese .45 cal black powered from my uncle who was in Japan during the Korean War. It had been locked in a safe for decades I just finished a considerable amount of time, cleaning it up and noticed a crack through the barrel at the breach end. Suffice to say this will never be fired again. Greg Gaunt, Tucson, AZ [email protected]

 

[M. De Land]

A friend gave me a flintlock muzzleloader shotgun and I looked on line to try to find something about it. On the barrel it has Japan 3802 on one side and Ultra-Hi on the other. No other markings that I can see. It is a 12 gauge and it is a little rusted and the stock needs
finished. The touch hole is drilled into the barrel. It does not screw out like most other shotguns. I Just thought I would get some in put from the form.

I have a Kentucky pistol made by Muroku of Japan that shoots and sparks very well. I picked it up for $20.00 missing a loading rod, front sight and had a cracked stock. A bit of elbow grease and mill work and now have a fine shooting pistol.
It is double bridled and has no flash hole liner. The flash hole angles forward to get ahead of the breech plug face which makes it quite long and it yet fires as reliably and seeming fast as my Yazel match, flash hole lined, flint pistol.