The was a

tanegashima is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to Ne ...

in the form of a pistol. Bajō-zutsu were used by mounted

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They ...

in feudal Japan.''Arms and armor of the samurai: the history of weaponry in ancient Japan'', Authors Ian Bottomley, Anthony Hopson, reprint Publisher Crescent Books, 1993, , 9780517103180

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bajozutsu Samurai weapons and equipment Early firearms Firearms of Japan Single-shot pistols Black-powder pistols