NF - FAIR- 0% - 40% with generally smooth finish, may have mild cleaning yet not deeply pitted, but well worn, replacement of minor parts may need mechanical adjustments, may have rust and may have corrosion pits which do not render article unsafe or inoperable. In working condition. Wood condition commensurable with percent of finish with dings and dents associated with 0% - 40% gun.

PRF - PROFESSIONALLY REFINISHED OR RESTORED

WB - WOOD IS BETTER FOR THE PERCENT OF FINISH RATING GIVEN

This example appears to be a finely crafted contemporary copy. The lock mechanism is currently non-functional and has no sear. Includes a copy of "The Typhoon Brought Guns" by Harold L. Peterson discussing how the matchlock was first introduced in Japan via a Chinese trading boat that was blown of course during a typhoon in 1642 and landed on the island of Tanegashima. The island's name came to mean "firearm" to the Japanese after this event.