Original French Mle 1842 Percussion Musket Converted to Shotgun for African Zulu Trade circa 1870 Brunswick Parts the Germans installed a battery

the Germans installed a battery of 155mm guns on top of the cliff

Another extraordinary piece acquired in IMA’s purchase of the Strakaty collection of Vienna

The gas cape inside has two labels on it

The IWM jacket is equally as stunning and also signed by the same artist

The unit operated the Dornier Do 17

Original French Mle 1842 Percussion Musket Converted to Shotgun for African Zulu Trade circa 1870 Brunswick Parts the Germans installed a batteryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This started life as a French Mle 1842 Line Musket or even possibly a Percussion Rifle. However when it was obsoleted it was sold to be converted into a Single Barrel Percussion Shotgun for sporting use. The shotgun is actually quite nice, with a very attractive figured stock, probably French walnut. The right side of the butt stock has a hole where the stock markings would have been added to a wooden plug, now