Tanegashima matchlock gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
matchlock
gptkbp:category matchlock firearms
Japanese weapons
early modern firearms
gptkbp:displayedAt Tanegashima Space Center Museum
various Japanese museums
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tanegashima matchlock gun
gptkbp:influencedBy Portuguese arquebus
gptkbp:introduced 1543
Portuguese traders
gptkbp:material iron
wood
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction matchlock
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tanegashima_Island
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:significance transformed Japanese warfare
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:ashigaru
gptkb:samurai
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592–1598)
gptkb:Sengoku_period
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tanegashima_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7