Original South African 12 Bore Silver Mounted Flintlock Big Game Rifle by J.S.F. Botha with Bobbejaanboud Stock - Circa 1840 Barrels which should be the serial

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There is some cracking at the top of the lid

displaying a mix of gray of brown patina with scattered light pin-prick pitting and light wear

The left breast has a beautiful Combat Infantryman Badge just above an array of ribbons for the EAME (4 Stars)

The number 3 is painted in white on the left wooden grip

Original South African 12 Bore Silver Mounted Flintlock Big Game Rifle by J.S.F. Botha with Bobbejaanboud Stock - Circa 1840 Barrels which should be the serialOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century South African Flintlock "Big Game" Rifle, fully silver mounted with a classic South African Bobbejaanboud (Baboon Thigh Butt) shaped stock, very popular at the time. It features a substantial two stage 12 bore barrel, which is octagonal at the breech, and then 16 sided before the round second stage. We can see clear spiral forging lines on the barrel, so it is definitely "twist