Original British 16 Bore Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun by Rippon & Burton in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - c. 1840 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Ration Stamps and German Feldpost

Ration Stamps and German Feldpost Stamp: This is another fantastic letter in which Frasca enclosed small items to send home

while the laminated butt stock is stamped with 1014

The pommel caps are early style grotesque masks with acanthus leaf finials

Overall an excellent example of a hard to find dagger

It is maker marked and dated as follows:

Original British 16 Bore Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun by Rippon & Burton in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - c. 1840 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Ration Stamps and German FeldpostOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now