JAPAN - Edo period (1603-1868) Teppo" wick-action harquebus Portable firearm in wood, bronze and iron, the iron barrel inlaid with shibuichi decoration of flowers Signature mark on the upper part of the barrel Overall length: 93 cm Barrel length: 61 cm (some cracks and chips on the base of the stock and traces of wood-eating insects) Teppô", also known as "hinawajû", were created by the Japanese after the first European firearms were introduced to the Japanese mainland in the second half of the 16th century.