Original U.S. Percussion Hunting Gun made with British Trade Lock and Springfield Type Barrel dated 1834 German Field Gear - 3 life-like pigeon models

- 3 life-like pigeon models constructed with real pigeon feathers

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18    05/19/1944    Kiel (#70)

Original U.S. Percussion Hunting Gun made with British Trade Lock and Springfield Type Barrel dated 1834 German Field Gear - 3 life-like pigeon modelsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a very interesting weapon, a very nice mid 19th Century U. S. Hunting Gun, made from "parts on hand", a very common thing during that period of U. S. history. Parts from obsolete guns were perfectly good for making arms for people on the frontier. This gun was made using a British "Trade" percussion lock, marked LONDON WARRANTED on the lock plate. At the time the U. S. gunmaking industry was not nearly as