Original Belgian 22 bore Double Barrel Percussion Fowling Piece with Carved Stock - circa 1850 Martini-Henry Rifle Aside from some light cleaning

Aside from some light cleaning and a wipe down

the NSBO was concentrated in the heavy industrial centers

yet still relatively undeveloped

Many Americans traveled great distances to find the graves of their loved ones and recover their remains

21” x 47” Machine Matrice Fig 13

Original Belgian 22 bore Double Barrel Percussion Fowling Piece with Carved Stock - circa 1850 Martini-Henry Rifle Aside from some light cleaningOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Belgian made 22 bore fowling piece shotgun is unsigned on the exterior, but is most likely intended for export, possibly to the U. S. Frontier market, which was booming during the 1850s. Domestic production could not keep up with the demand, so fowlers were imported in some quantities from Europe. The fowling piece features all iron lightly engraved mounts, except for the barrel wedge escutcheons, which are