Original British 10 Bore Single Barrel Percussion Fowling Piece - circa 1840 Japanese Marines there is significant moth damage

there is significant moth damage to the collar area

The Barrel Bushing is marked 41 / cos

Spatenbrau

with a 25 3/4 inch arsenal-made blade

The IJN added its own secondary meaning to the international numeral flags to denote unit types

Original British 10 Bore Single Barrel Percussion Fowling Piece - circa 1840 Japanese Marines there is significant moth damageOriginal Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage together with a couple of hundred other guns. It is a nice example of the basic grade of percussion fowling piece, single barrel with back action lock. It has minimal engraving, not even a Maker's signature, however received with a tag stating RICHARD HOLLIS who had a shop in London between 1790 and 1850. It may just be that his mark is under the barrel