Jijachongtong(1986-2)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.863

Category

Craft

Era

조선시대

Designated year

1986

Location

서구, 부산광역시— 부산광역시 서구 구덕로 (부민동2가, 동아대학교부민캠퍼스) 동아대학교박물관

Coordinates

35.104699, 129.019336

Made in 1557 (12th year of the reign of King Myeongjong of the Joseon Dynasty), this is the biggest among Korean traditional guns next to cheonja chongtong with length of 89 cm, inner diameter of 10.5 cm, and outer diameter of 17.2 cm. It has approximately the same feature as another Jija Chongtong Gun designated as Treasure No. 862 but still has two original handles and ten knuckles in the same shape as that of bamboo. The seventh and eighth knuckles are stuck together, indicating the borderline between the gunpowder chamber and the percussion cylinder. The percussion cylinder plays the role of maximizing the explosive power of gunpowder in the chamber by driving a wooden cylinder into the gun. The gunpowder chamber has two holes, and arrows or balls are fired. Jija Chongtong Gun was already made and used in the battlefield during the reign of King Taejong (r. 1400-1418) of the Joseon Dynasty, and its original shape was improved and advanced in 1445 (27th year of King Sejong’s reign) as per the king’s policy of developing new firearms. Today, two Jija Chongtong Guns remain (Treasure Nos. 862 and 863). A record states that two more Jija Chongtong Guns, whose shape is similar to these ones, remain in Japan, but such has yet to be confirmed.

Location