Tanegashima Teppo: Unboxing and fixing barrel alignment @SamuraiJames

Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Unboxing a tanegashima teppo, a replica of the firearm brought to Japan by the Portuguese in the mid 16th century. Pictures of fixing the misaligned barrel which failed quality control and was sold at a discount.

In part two of this video, I will be talking about how it arrived in Japan and how it impacted the battle field.

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