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No. 5 Japanese Gun - Bore 6.875 inches



Japanese 36-Pounder Bronze Gun: This gun was part of the armament of the batteries guarding the Shimonoseki Straits, bombarded and silenced on 5-6 September 1864, by an allied naval squadron which included the chartered American armed steamer Ta Kiang. This operation is credited with ending a growing anti-foreign movement in western Japan. The prominent bases for front and rear sights, of particular importance for long-range seacoast gunnery, are unusual.

Close up of plaque - No. 5



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