Original British One Inch Bore Percussion Rifle Octagonal Barrel - English Proofs Featured Item very few of these items

very few of these items became available to the collector

Admiral Villeneuve aboard his flagship the "BUCENTAURE"

History of the AVS-36:

On January 31st 1945

Best known for his leadership of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1917 and 1918

Original British One Inch Bore Percussion Rifle Octagonal Barrel - English Proofs Featured Item very few of these itemsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Found in the "spare parts" we received from the Old Palace in our Kathmandu Nepal purchase of 2003. This is a quality 33. 75" long octagonal rifled sporting gun barrel of huge proportions with a bore of approximately 1". The rifling appears to mirror the outside of the barrel with eight sides and the underside of the barrel bears British proof markings. On the top flat at the back end there was a maker's cartouche