Name:matchlock

Period:Sengoku

Data:1543, 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.

Comment:This matchlock made a revolution in battle strategy in Japan. Nobunaga's supremacy relied largely on matchlock.