A 20 BORE JAPANESE SNAP MATCHLOCK MUSKET CIRCA 1870 with octagonal barrel inlaid with a silver dragon amidst clouds over the fore-end (fore-sight missing), a mon, a series of silver characters over the breech and signed beneath, integral pan with brass pivot-cover, the breech enclosed by a brass band, brass lock, sprung serpentine, cherrywood full stock decorated with further gold mon, brass trigger-guard (chipped, ramrod missing) 66.5cm; 26 1/4in barrel