Original North African Tuareg Snaphaunce Lock Camel Carbine circa 1800 Japanese Marines Although these insignia were titled

Although these insignia were titled and often awarded in a lighthearted and humorous way

This lovely little brass mounted CAMEL carbine with short Gras bayonet was issued for "Colonial Service" indicted by the brass mounts was originally a needle fire Chassepot

The bolt which has its correct mounted troop's "turn down" bolt handle is numbered H86953

which were perceived as too high above ground and too heavy

NEW MADE ITEM: A terrific reproduction of the MASSIVE two-handed Swords used at the famous battles of Crecy and Agincourt in the 1300's

Original North African Tuareg Snaphaunce Lock Camel Carbine circa 1800 Japanese Marines Although these insignia were titledOriginal Item: One Only. These are most unusual, the TUAREG were and still are the native Arab BERBERS that occupy the hottest and nastiest parts of the Saharan Desert. Their History goes back to just after Christ and there was a great Tuareg Queen known to have ruled around 500 A. D. What is today half a dozen Countries including Algeria, Mali, Chad, Tunisia etc. was largely colonized by France in the 19th Century, you remember the French Foreign