Original U.S. Percussion Hunting Gun made with British Trade Lock and Springfield Type Barrel dated 1834 Breda M-37 Front of visor is patent

Front of visor is patent leather

joined by a long screw

though it does have RZM code designation

Dante's Inferno seemed pale compared to the real hell of CC Camp

measures approximately 23

Original U.S. Percussion Hunting Gun made with British Trade Lock and Springfield Type Barrel dated 1834 Breda M-37 Front of visor is patentOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a very interesting weapon, a very nice mid 19th Century U. S. Hunting Gun, made from "parts on hand", a very common thing during that period of U. S. history. Parts from obsolete guns were perfectly good for making arms for people on the frontier. This gun was made using a British "Trade" percussion lock, marked LONDON WARRANTED on the lock plate. At the time the U. S. gunmaking industry was not nearly as