Sakai Rifle

[BuckRogers]

I am enjoying watching the original Japanese 1973 TV series on youtube of "Lone Wolf and Cub" and just finished watching episode 7 "The Sakai Rifle".

Very interesting and I was wondering, Stan, if this is the region that your last name comes from?

Here is a bit of info I found on a quick google search related to the Sakai Rifles, a true weapon from the time depicted in the old TV show.

http://www.japaneseweapons.net/hinawajy ... nglish.htm

[maichan]

Interesting.... which made me look up the city of Sakai... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakai,_Osaka ... more intersting fact

Official site for Skai - http://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/

My sister-in-law lives not too far away in Ise, Mie prefecture.

[BuckRogers]

And your link was even more interesting and led me to this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakai_incident#

I'm so glad that Al Gore invented the internet!