Same type of pistol Sakamoto Ryoma used to carry

Same type of pistol Sakamoto Ryoma used to carry

KOCHI, Japan - This undated photo shows a Model 2 Army Revolver by Smith & Wesson, the same type of pistol which Takasugi Shinsaku gave to Sakamoto Ryoma, two historical figures who contributed to modernizing feudal Japan. The pistol was donated to the Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum in Kochi City operated by the Kochi prefectural government and will be shown in an exhibition in late August 2010.

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Same type of pistol Sakamoto Ryoma used to carry

Same type of pistol Sakamoto Ryoma used to carry

KOCHI, Japan - This undated photo shows a Model 2 Army Revolver by Smith & Wesson, the same type of pistol which Takasugi Shinsaku gave to Sakamoto Ryoma, two historical figures who contributed to modernizing feudal Japan. The pistol was donated to the Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum in Kochi City operated by the Kochi prefectural government and will be shown in an exhibition in late August 2010. (Kyodo)