Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 British Flare Guns Viz Manufacturing of Philadelphia had

Viz Manufacturing of Philadelphia had a contract for these bayonets in approximately 1967

but production has ceased

but then evolved over time into the "mortarboard" style seen during the mid-late 19th century and early 20th century

on 24 June 1945

but not conducive to any type of “repeating” system conversion

Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Factory Engraved Percussion Shotgun by William Richards - circa 1840 British Flare Guns Viz Manufacturing of Philadelphia hadOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a typical British made Double Barreled Percussion shotgun, possibly intended for the large U. S. import market. It is marked on both lock plates with W RICHARDS, for William Richards of Birmingham England, who took out his patents for the percussion system in 1821. His full name was William Westley Richards, and he ran a BIRMINGHAM factory that became a national Institution before the end of the