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I absolutely love old timey guns. Flintlocks, matchlocks, wheellocks, weird and crazy designs and concepts from an age of experimentation.

I am a Japanese civilian who legally owns a shotgun I have to clarify that we do have civilian guns. Just extremely rare and the paperwork is torturingly tedious

Learning Japan’s gun history compared to how it is now is like learning about the stuff you’re grandma got up to in her youthful years.

The more I look at samurai warfare in 1400s to 1600s, it was really similar to how the Europeans fight at that time. As in having pikes/polearms and guns with knights(or samurai) commanding commoners/low class soldiers.

If four ruffians breaks into my house, they are getting the portable cannon special treatment.

As a Texan, this puts a smile on my face.

*Samurai looks at 17th-century soldiers' guns* Samurai: You call that gun. *Proceed to pull out a literally cannon* Samurai: Now this gun. 17th-Century Soldiers: 🤯

In my first semester of the gunsmithing program I'm in I wrote a short paper on Japanese firearms and ya... weird, wacky, yet elegant seems to have been the way of the Japanese gunsmith.

you should also talk about modern japans airsoft obsession

Never thought I'd hear Gaijin Goombah nerding out over guns, this just made my day

There’s a lot of different guns out there but wow they got pretty creative with these

Reminds me of many of the crazy guns made in Europe during the Renaissance. Had some literal gun-blades.

Wizard: My magic makes me immune to every known form of weaponry! Hero: How about a gun? Wizard: What's a gu-

The canons made out of wood are crazy. On the completely flip side of that, the state I live in once used palmetto tree wood (or just the trees themselves I'm not entirely sure) to absorb or deflect canon-fire during the civil war. Can't believe that's somehow full-circle on the other side of the world!

So this explains why Japan and America are the best of friends. Our absolute batshit insane love for all things firearms. God Bless both America and Japan!

3:07 Man, old guns have the most satisfying "crack" sound. I can see why early demonstrations were always described as "thunderous".

Weebs: Noooo guns are not Bushido and it's not honorable Samurai: So I started blasting

I need game companies to start including the Oodzutsu. Either as a killstreak, launcher, exotic just something I've always had an itch to carry around a literal Hand Cannon and this would fulfill it

Well I didn't think guns could be crazier, but then I saw the Niju Renpatsu Seihatsu Ju and I threw my hands up and was like, "I stand corrected!"😂

The larger guns that I'm not going to attempt to spell made me think of the trope in shooter games where your character just picks up a turret and walks around with it. Granted, they probably don't have the same fire rate, but still

Feudalism can take weaponry to such creative heights. Didn't know there was a gun with multiple barrels until the Japanese made this.

This is why FGO's Oda Nobunaga's noble phantasm is one of the most amusing it essentially all the the matchlock guns attacking from all angles. Nice to see some historical notes about he inspiration behind it.

Those multiple barreled guns sound/look like something you'd see in a JRPG or roleplay campaign given how absurd they are.

As someone who studied chemistry and engineering, the design and science of guns is fascinating to me (my blacksmith ancestors may have something to do with it, too). Thank you for showing the amazing artistry and ingenuity of the artisans that made these!

Chinese making gunpowder: this power is quite cool and powerful, but I don’t think it will that useful. Europe, Japan, and Middle East: are your sure about that?

I've been wondering this for a while, what if mythological heroes were actually figures in Japan? How much would they be a Samurai or Shinobi? It's a bit of fun speculative history/mythology. For example, the figure of Cuchalain is from Irish lore and mythology; he was hailed as a great hero and even "King of Battle." And he's known for using a mystical spear, something that was in any good samurai or infantry's arsenal, named Gae Bolg; Gae Bolg was a dangerous weapon, and its head was enchanted with magic that made it so that if it ever managed to pierce flesh, it would mean straight up death for whatever it was lodged into, which meant mishandling or carrying it wrong was incredibly dangerous and potentially deadly; so deadly, in fact, that the Tuatha De Danan, the pre-Christian gods of Ireland kept it sealed away in a special display as the very thing you should never handle without the greatest of care and proper training, training that often takes one's entire lifetime. And Cuchulain was the only one who managed to go through his training by the Tuatha to earn the right to carry and use that spear, because even the Tuatha were afraid to get near the thing for fear of mishandling it and earning themselves a premature death via their own carelessness. Even Cuchalain's name has the ability to evoke that vision of the ideal samurai; Cuchualain's name literally means "Hound of Chulain," he was even known by the moniker of "the Dog Warrior" because of his fiercely dog-like loyalty; it all has to do with the story of how he got the name CuChalain. Before he was Cuchualin, he went by a different name and was a cocky young kid with a natural talent for combat so immense that he regularly won play fights with other kids and practice matches with older children going through their own warrior training when the odds were as much as him vs. a dozen or more opponents; now, some versions of the story claim Chulain was a King, and others say Chulain was a Blacksmith, I personally prefer the Blacksmith iteration because of the sense of respect for craftsman the image of the story evokes, but either way, Chulain had this great hound that constantly was patrolling the grounds around his home and place of business and would only let those Cuchulain told the dog was permitted through, this was a hound of a distinctive sort that was said could regularly fight of armed warriors and powerful monsters alike, and Cuchalain accidentally killed the creature in act of self-defense because he was coming to the party late and Chulain forgot to tell his hound to let the child through beforehand. After defeating the hound, he and his uncle, who Chulain had invited, were informed it would take 7 YEARS to find and properly train up a new hound to do the work of the old one. But Chulain couldn't leave his place of business unattended due to obligations and the importance of the location to his livelihood, so CuChalain offered to be the man's hound for those 7 years. And it was after that period of time he took on the name of Cuchalain as his own, as a reminder of why being prideful in your abilities, even with the praises of others, can lead to problems and it is better to serve others than your own ego.

Gun laws stop law abiding civilians from owning guns. Those that disregard the words on a piece of paper will still own guns. The cats out of the bag guys.

I love that "saidaikyuu no teppou" literally means "largest gun".

Americans: Get excited by the prospect of a quad barrelled shotgun. Japanese: Hold my ramen. *Loads 20 barrelled matchlock*

When I saw the title for this video, I'd wondered if you'd cover the San Renpatsu, as it's one of my favorite firearms of all history... and you did not disappoint! There's also the fact that the tri-barreled boom-baby appears in 'Samurai Deeper Kyo', alongside a few other amazing weapons such as the Hokuraku Shimon (which I think is an actual weapon from Japanese history, feel free to confirm or correct me on that, Gaijin) so that just endeared the San Renpatsu to me even more. Discovering a weapon you've loved in a manga or anime you see later is always a joy. And now that I think about it, there could be quite a bit of cultural and historical things we could learn about if you were to cover 'Samurai Deeper Kyo'. Something to think on I suppose.

A possible reason for large caliber weapons was the fact that Japan, somewhat uniquely, used battlefield fortifications to slow (if not block) bullets. They were made of bamboo and dense thatched grasses.

I love how it's if you put Warhammer Fantasy in Japan and you get all these interesting looking dakkas

Japan 🤝 United States: Guns Cowboys have more in common with samurai than I initially thought.

Knowing that freak Japan used to love guns, it bring new scary meanings to word fire!!!!

i thought that last one was just going to be like a japanese equivalent of a duckfoot pistol (which i mean it kind of is) but i didn't expect it to be rifle sized that's pretty insane

I’m not shocked about the different materials used in cannons. Thanks Mythbusters for that heads up. But damn we have crazy firearms here.

Imagine being one of the first merchants to sell guns in Japan for tidy profit, and coming back say, 30 years later. I imagine the shock of what the Japanese had been able to do with your product would have put you in the grave.

not gonna lie, the Niju Renpatsu Seihatsu Ju is the rifle version of a French ducks foot pistol. But is used in a similar fashion to the Nock Volley gun in being a one man firing squad. Those things definitely would not be shoulder fired as that much recoil would certainly dislocate shoulders or break hands.

Samurai Jack using all of those guns is still very much Samurai spirit

Space Marines looking at the literal handheld cannon and nodding in approval at the bore size

Actually, you can buy a gun in Japan. But only in the countryside. And it's rifle and shotguns. I think you also have to get a license as well.

4:00 Now that's a HAND CANNON!

Thanks for indulging my weapon otaku appetites. When looking at Japan's crazy real historical weapons, it's no wonder their modern manga, anime, and games feature such crazily overdone weapons design (not to mention other crazy historical Asian weapon designs). That twenty-barreled firearm seems like an even more extreme version of a late medieval German variant, as memory serves, called a 'griffin's foot' pistol (Skallagrim referenced them in his video on Warhammer Vermintide 2's historical weapons). Given the centuries of Japan's firearms restrictions after Tokugawa used them to rise to power, it makes sense the ninja kept up the wild sciences of firearms design.

People still get shot in heavy gun controlled Europe. Sacrificing safety does not make criminals harmless.

One of my dream guns is in old Imperial Arisaka Type 99 with its Imperial Chrysanthemum undefaced. Also don’t tell Scott from Kentucky Ballistics about these guns.

The Magneto beaten by a wooden gun scene has a level of possibility XD

So that giant carried cannon from Sekiro was not a stretch of the imagination it was pulled from history?!

Given some media portray Nobunaga as a gun nut, was there anything special about the tanegashima rifles he favored?

Thinking of picking out a handgun in the future, so I think I'll enjoy this video. I've always loved the aesthetics of an arquebus even if they are outdated.

This makes me ponder, what other things could cannons be made out of? Now that I've seen that cannons have been made of wood, this opens up a lot of very clever and fun ideas for my fantasy novel. So much of your stuff has been an inspiration, thank you for all of it!

With how much you are talking about guns you are basically the Zach (Mikeburnfire) of ancient Japanese guns

"A cannon that Druids can use." EVERY DM IN THE WORLD: DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS, DAMN YOU!!! Also... "Jes twenny barruls? Stil not enuf dakka..."

a lot of historical weapons are seen as utterly bizarre to the modern eye but they were consider formidable and useful for the context they were in

Wow... So Japan had the *original* BFGs.

When you see some these literal hand cannons, it boggles your mind they used these things and managed to not injure or kill the user from the recoil, I mean the wooden ones you were basically playing Russian roulette on which shot was gonna be the one to blow up in your face.

Niju Renpatsu Seihatsu Ju is basically a cross between an Organ Gun, and a Duck foot gun.

I love!!! Wacky guns! Especially the ones like these! They make fantastic items or cultural differences for my DND players to interact or come into contact with! Haha I have a kobold & human city where they compete to make the “best” firearms they can and it was fantastic to see them react to the weird guns they had

3:59 Ah, I see Japan made its own punt gun

I bet you The Yakuza gangs have guns despite the laws against them in Japan.

13:06 not often, it was used at the beginning of battles to send an initial volley of shots at the enemy line, then passed back to a servant to reload while the Samurai otherwise engaged the enemy.

A lot of those Monster Hunter guns making a heck of a lot more sense with their designs now.

FYI wood can actually be more fire resistant than steel or concrete. Modern studies have shown that thick wood, (as tested for Mass timber buildings,) actually carbonises into a carbon foam that's incredibly fire proof. As long as the wood is thick enough this carbonized exterior protects the interior which retains its structural properties. So you just plan to burn 1-2inches of the exterior of mass timber in the case of a fire. This still doesn't help ballon frame homes constructed with 2x4, but traditional Japanese, Nordic, and American log cabin style buildings should retain their strength. The tallest Mass timber building was like 20 stories last I knew, and some Japanese architects wanted to beat the Scandinavian's record.

Druid with a wooden gun... sounds perf :D

It's like what my old master said: "Honor and discipline won't mean jack if some schnook points at you with a hunting rifle"

The Nijyu Renpatsu Seihatsu Jyu is bonkers. I do see where the Crossbone Gundam's Peacock Smasher, the Blanc Phantom's Kujaku and Gundam X Divider's Beam Harmonica comes from though. That it has historical roots is really cool.

And I was just looking into this topic for a story I'm writing. Impeccable timing on your part

That last gun legit left me shooked....

I'm pretty sure there are exceptions in Japan, for the people who hunt bears and boars. Since they're seen as a necessary tool for essential workers. You know, I should have guessed what the mokuhou was made out of, considering it's literally called "moku"hou

It's been ages since I watched this channel. Now I'm back

I knew Japan had fire-arms since trading with Europeans, but this is insane. From wooden guns to pre-cursors of rocket-launchers and basically the gatling gun! As for the last crazy gun, I bet it must have been used as a final option.

Modern Weebs: Samurai never used guns; they're weapons of cowards, and they only used swords. Actual Samurai, the second they realized they could use Guns: *SO ANYWAY, I STARTED BLASTIN'*

Great content as always my man this one was super interesting

This is new my favorite episode. I love samurai guns, and Fire Rockets were always my favorites when playing Shogun 2! Gaijin, I have a question. Do you know anything about the Hojo Hand Mortars? In Shogun 2, they were portrayed as actual mortar teams with high explosive rounds. Yet I can't find any evidence of their existence in real life based on the limited research I've done. Were these things real or just fictional?

I'm not sure which is more of a weird flex. Japan making a gun with twenty barrelts or Japan sinking ships with basically a pine tree canon. It's insane! I loved every second of it.

Damn, I've heard of a few anti material rifles described as a man-portable artillery piece, (notably the XM109, an experimental 25mm payload rifle.) but that 12 ft monster was a LITERAL man-portable artillery piece.

My favourite hinawajuu style gun is a later one the teppo tanto Which is a cap lock pistol hidden inside the koshirae of a tanto

Given how crazy this dakka got for Japan, how did the Imperial era not get crazier other than mounting nine 18.1 inch guns to a single ship. Like, they could have made an AA metalstorm system to help defend that giant ship.

I'm actually trying to write a DnD supplement about firearms, and I've been working on the 'Firearms of the Far East' section... thank you! Also, my understanding is that some of the heavier muskets would be tied to fixed structures before firing.

I can see the Niju Renpatsu Seihatsu ju being used in combat mostly to confuse/ ambush, use it on one side of a building/fort to assume there's a full blown assault on one front, and the army proper would come in on another side. or maybe set up/used for defense inside a base entrance as the enemy is bottle necked. but man... that is a wild gun. some of these crazier multi barrel designs almost remind me of Vincent Valentines weapon "Cerberus" from "Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus".

From fireworks to obliterating opposition. I just learned about the punt gun and it has been a very interesting week

Feeding the algorithm for you GG. I always love the content. Hope you're doing well!

I get the feeling you're right about the giant ozutsu needing to be mounted; that thing looks more like an old punt gun than anything a guy would even try to march with.

Sad to hear that about Japan's lack of guns in the modern age. They had an awesome gun culture before that!

While Europe has a ton of, ehr.. Creative.. Firearms from all over the ages, too, some looking very much like the Japanese ones, like the multi barrel rifles... Especially after playing a ton of Nioh and Shogun 2, this was a fun video

Gun:…… Gun but Japanese: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Suddenly Jetstream Sam owning a gun-sheathe for his Murasama makes a lot more sense...

This answered a LOT questions had. Thanks!

Honestly its these older black powder guns that facinate me way more than modern ones. Modern guns revolve around how fast you can make a firing pin go back and forth, but in the days of black powder guns before modern cartridges, you had to find creative solutions to problems back then. If you wanted more firepower, you literally needed another gun or to stick a few more barrels on yours.

Not a gunman myself, but there is something satisfying about hearing those ancient muskets go "boom"

Samurai in Anime and Hollywood: KATANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, HONNNNUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU SAMMMMMMMMUUUUUUURAAAAAIIIIIIIII Actual Samurai: Gun

I'd say that Japanese gun culture still exists, despite the heavy bans on firearms. For one, there are several high-end Japanese airsoft gun manufacturers that are avaliable around the world. Plus, the general detail that many anime and video game serieses put into their firearms is in many cases, better than Hollywood. (Black Lagoon, Metal Gear, Full Metal Panic, GATE, just to name what I can think of off the top of my head) And despite the lack of a traditional standing army, they still produce their own weapons, vehicles and equipment. (See: Howa Arsenal and Mitsubishi)

The 20 barrel gun reminds me of that China's hornet gun. Am sure it was real but like it just launched alot of like fireworks out like tiny hornets flying out.

Was just watching a KendoGunShop before this

I want a Shonen jump anime where the entire gimmick is just Japanese historical guns now

0:39 Brandon Herrera: *sweats profusely*

The last gun: ohhh, a volley gun! There were several kinds over the years from the ducks foot and pepper box in handheld, and larger variants as anti infantry war machines like the organ gun. Took forever to load, but handhelds were like mini shotguns, while the bigger one could leave quite the dent in enemy formations.

This was awesome! :D

Brandon Herrera, aka the AK guy, should watch this. This was amazing.

They have no artillery but they have hand cannons.