Original French Mle 1842 Percussion Musket Converted to Shotgun for African Zulu Trade circa 1870 Brunswick Parts After nightfall

After nightfall

A Howdah is the box compartment that sat on the back of an Elephant and used in tiger hunts throughout India and Nepal

The gas cape inside has two labels on it

and has a bit of verdigris build up around the buckle

Original French Mle 1842 Percussion Musket Converted to Shotgun for African Zulu Trade circa 1870 Brunswick Parts After nightfallOriginal Item: Only One Available. This started life as a French Mle 1842 Line Musket or even possibly a Percussion Rifle. However when it was obsoleted it was sold to be converted into a Single Barrel Percussion Shotgun for sporting use. The shotgun is actually quite nice, with a very attractive figured stock, probably French walnut. The right side of the butt stock has a hole where the stock markings would have been added to a wooden plug, now