-At long last I have the answer to that old question of mine- Could
Yuya Shiina the bounty hunter gal from Samurai Deepr Kyo really have
possessed such a weapon like that triple rotating barrel flintlock
pistol she used and would she have been in violation of Shogunate
Japanese law at the time?
Thanks to google and wikipedia-- the answers are yes and no.
First- Yes she could have owned such a weapon since multi-barrelled
flintlock pistols were used by many at that time notably pirates
(duck's foot four barrel pistols et al)
Second- No she (and Megeira with his futuristic volley gun) would
have been wirhin Shogunate Law since NobuNaga did not outlaw firearms
and foreigners in Japan until he united the clans after the great war
in 1615. The Battle of Sekigahara was in 1600 and SDK is set to begin
four years after that battle (1604) so at least then Yuya and Megeira
were not breaking any laws of that period in Japanese Shogunate
history.
Here are the sites I found my info on:-
Law-
www.wikipedia.org/sekigahara
http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/pirates/multibarrel.html
http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/other/7pistols.html
www.dave-cushman.net/shot/ducksfoot.html
www.thewayofthepirates.com/pirate-life/pirate-pistols.php
Arigatou er thanks a lot for all the help you guys and gals have been
in helping me out in this and other questions I have had about anime
and stuff over the years. I am always ready, able and willing to
reciprocate in kind with whatever information I can provide. Thanks
again and SFN/SYS. Kami(God) bless you all and toodles-K&K
-- In
samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, "keiman0"
wrote:
>
> -In last night's girls' info eppy featuring Sakuye telling Yuya(sp)
> about things, Yuya recalled about finding the rare three chambered
> revolver amongst her brother's stuff after he was killed. He
apparently
> got it from a Mibu (In Rurouni Kenshin and Peacemaker the
Shinsengumi
> were called the Wolves of Mibu) and that's what Kyoshiro's last
name
> is. Cannot wait for eppy 26. Next one is 18 or 19. Supposedly the
gun
> mystery will be made clear to all. Toodles-K&K
>
>
> -- In samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, "keiman0" wrote:
> >
> > I need some info onegai- In Samurai Deeper Kyo is that or was
that
> ever
> > a real flintlock with three barrels that Shina uses? The bounty
> hunter
> > babe in the red/pink kimono is who I mean. Thanks and Kami bless-
K&K
> >
>