Quote Originally Posted by robinghewitt View Post
Brass bands sounds Indian/Arab, European barrels were usually pinned. Bit long for Jap but they did go wild on occasion

Does it have a sidelock or is the mechanism sort of built into the stock with a button underneath?

Hard to even guess much at all without a piccy.
The mechanism is built into the stock and is covered on both sides by brass plates.
Will try to get my son to post a link to some pics when he comes home. I am crap with computers.