Original British Percussion Converted .65” Bore Fusil by W. Ketland & Co. Cut Down to “Blanket Gun” Length Schwarzlose MG With a breech-loader

With a breech-loader

The Lorenz percussion rifle adopted in 1854 was conceived by Lieutenant JOSEPH LORENZ of the Austrian Army

who reigned from 1721 to 1770

55th Weapon

The Bare Base concept permitted a tactical air strike force to deploy into any suitable landing strip in the world and to operate independently without the usual resupply requirements

Original British Percussion Converted .65” Bore Fusil by W. Ketland & Co. Cut Down to “Blanket Gun” Length Schwarzlose MG With a breech-loaderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This was once a very nice English . 65 bore fowling piece made by William Ketland & Co. of Birmingham and London, and is marked W. KETLAND & Co. on the lock plate. This company supplied large numbers of firearms to the colonial market, and this was sold as a trade gun in the North American Fur Trading market, which was booming in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. From what we can tell, this was originally most