{"product_id":"sw006-sitting-ashigaru-arquebusier","title":"SW006 Sitting Ashigaru Arquebusier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the year 1600 many Ashigaru were heavily equipped with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Tanegashima’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Japanese-made matchlock arquebuses introduced into Japan by Portuguese traders in 1543.  These weapons revolutionized warfare allowing lower-class Ashigaru to train and destroy heavily armed cavalry or Samurai.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin a few short years arquebus-armed ashigaru far outnumbered the older, traditional archers leading from a two-to-one ratio at the time of Sekigahara to a four-to-one ratio in later periods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchers however still had one distinctive advantage…  They could fire, reload and fire once more much faster!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Ashigaru Arquebusier is loaded and ready to fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King and Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52229607620890,"sku":"SW006","price":81.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/unnamed_62.jpg?v=1778997316","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/sw006-sitting-ashigaru-arquebusier","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}