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Namematchlock
PeriodSengoku
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Date1543, Japanese first got to know matchlock. It was introduced by 3 Portuguese who drift ashore to Tanegashima island. The lord of island at the time purchased 2 matchlock, and this lead to the immediate spread of the matchlock around the nation.
CommentThis matchlock made a revolution in battle strategy in Japan. Nobunaga's supremacy relied largely on matchlock.

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