Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 British Flare Guns such as Jamaica

such as Jamaica

two at the calves and one at the abdomen)

Caliber: 8x50R (also

but then evolved over time into the "mortarboard" style seen during the mid-late 19th century and early 20th century

but production has ceased

Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 British Flare Guns such as JamaicaOriginal 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