Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era British Brass Barrel Blunderbuss by Ketland & Co. of London & Portsmouth with Brass Mounts - circa 1770 MG 42 Ammo Storage she was laid down at

she was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in October 1913

The basic design of the WWII crosses is a central cross pattée struck from iron and mounted in a silver frame which has a raised crenulated decorative border

There is a very nice MP40 style leather sling installed

while the rest of the fittings are iron

The katana has an arsenal forged blade with a Futsu 普通 (regular) Nakago (tang) with a Haagari (asymmetrical rounded) nakago-jiri

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era British Brass Barrel Blunderbuss by Ketland & Co. of London & Portsmouth with Brass Mounts - circa 1770 MG 42 Ammo Storage she was laid down atOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This lovely British Blunderbuss was made to order about 1770, marked on the lock by KETLAND & CO., with LONDON & PORTSMOUTH engraved on the top of the barrel. This family business started in 1740, eventually expanding to have operations in both Birmingham and London, before finally folding in 1831. However it lasted over almost 100 years transacted a tremendous amount of business both domestically and abroad. Their