火縄銃 種子島銃
It is a forerunner of the rifle and other longarm firearms.
Also known as a  "hagbut", it was a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a [[wheellock]] or [[matchlock]] mechanism. The Japanese model, first imported from Portugal in 1543, was known as the [[tanegashima]].

h4.See also

* "Wikipedia article":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus
arquebus