Original British 16 Bore Percussion Half-Stock Single Barrel Sporting Gun by Richards - circa 1840 Untouched Antique Guns then only second in command

then only second in command

an infantry officer in the Japanese Imperial Army

and 3 overseas bars and three overseas service bars on the left sleeve indicating 18+ months of overseas service

just two days before the Fall of Saigon

and was issued for merit

Original British 16 Bore Percussion Half-Stock Single Barrel Sporting Gun by Richards - circa 1840 Untouched Antique Guns then only second in commandOriginal Item. Only One Available. Signed RICHARDS on the back action lock plate, this probably indicates 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 Victorian Era. Dating from about 1840 this fowling piece was very standard for the time and vast quantities of this