On February 13, the production equipment of Snider Ammunition from the arsenal in Kagoshima, which was one of the reasons for the war, was set up in the arsenal in Osaka; but some parts of the equipment had been lost and some had been damaged during the transportation from Kagoshima, the government army had to repair and purchase additional parts to operate the equipment.
開戦原因のひとつとなった鹿児島属廠のスナイドル弾薬製造設備は、2月13日に大阪砲兵工廠に設置されたが、鹿児島から搬出した際に部品の不備や破損が生じていたため、稼働させるには修理と部品の追加購入が必要となった。