Original British 16 Bore Percussion Half-Stock Single Barrel Sporting Gun by Richards - circa 1840 Untouched Antique Guns an infantry officer in the

an infantry officer in the Japanese Imperial Army

Most likely this was kept by a WW1 Veteran

A very nice 19th century military musket

Comes complete in correct German issue hinge top storage tin

just two days before the Fall of Saigon

Original British 16 Bore Percussion Half-Stock Single Barrel Sporting Gun by Richards - circa 1840 Untouched Antique Guns an infantry officer in theOriginal Item. Only One Available. Signed RICHARDS on the back action lock plate, this probably indicates William Richards of Birmingham England, who took out his patents for the percussion system in 1821. His full name was William Westley Richards, and he ran a BIRMINGHAM factory that became a national Institution before the end of the Victorian Era. Dating from about 1840 this fowling piece was very standard for the time and vast quantities of this