British Queen Anne Military Issue Brass Barrel Blunderbuss by Halfhide of London dated 1710 Gift Card and incredibly dates within the

and incredibly dates within the 1770 or 1780's

sortied again in mid-March to soften the way for the operation "Iceberg" assault force with strikes on the southern Japanese home islands and the northern Ryukyus in addition to those against the main assault target: Okinawa

being issued to the French Foreign Legion

The helmet comes complete with its puggaree

British Queen Anne Military Issue Brass Barrel Blunderbuss by Halfhide of London dated 1710 Gift Card and incredibly dates within theOriginal Item: One of a kind. Exceedingly rare, this is a Queen Anne marked brass barreled military blunderbuss. The flintlock is signed HALFHIDE 10 across the tail and in the lock's center there is a CROWN over AR (for Anne Regina). The Flint cock has an interesting dog catch to the lower edge that only engages at half cock so, in effect, this weapon is fitted with an early primitive version of a safety. The 17 inch bell mouthed brass barrel is