kyuukado sama　急角狭間

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

A corner loophole or gunport. Loopholes made at a ninety-degree corner of a castle wall, rather than in a flat wall. The corner position gives a much greater firing range from these loopholes than is possible from the usual flat-wall position.

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*sama 狭間

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