Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 British Flare Guns on 24 June 1945

on 24 June 1945

but production has ceased

two at the calves and one at the abdomen)

This is a very rare late WWII issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet with straight cross guard

but not conducive to any type of “repeating” system conversion

Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 British Flare Guns on 24 June 1945Original Item: Only One Available. Here we have a typical British made Double Barreled Percussion shotgun, possibly intended for the large U. S. import market. It is marked on both lock plates with W RICHARDS, for 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