114. A NAMITSUTSU (MATCHLOCK RIFLE) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The barrel of hexagonal section decorated in brass inlays with a kura (saddle) and saihai (signal baton), signed on the underside of the barrel Makihari En'ami Suke'emon saku (made by En'ami Suke'emon), the wood stock with brass fittings chiselled with tigers in bamboo, birds in flowering prunus, and a kabuto (helmet) and menpō (face mask), the stock pierced with a hole for a cord decorated with copper and brass chrysanthemum bosses; with a modern cord 119cm long, overall Provenance Rudolf Ott Collection, sold at Hermann Historica, 24 October 2016, Lot 301