Tanegashima revolver
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The Tanegashima revolver was a 6 shot handgun of Japanese origin dating back to the Edo period
when it was manufactured in Tanegashima
who were noted for importing weapons. Its possible it was invented at the same time, before the Americans and Europeans were in search of multi shot firearms.
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
when it was manufactured in Tanegashima
Tanegashima
is an island lying to the south of Kyushu, in southern Japan, and is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. The island is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands....
who were noted for importing weapons. Its possible it was invented at the same time, before the Americans and Europeans were in search of multi shot firearms.