Original South African 12 Bore Silver Mounted Flintlock Big Game Rifle by J.S.F. Botha with Bobbejaanboud Stock - Circa 1840 Barrels The left breast has a

The left breast has a beautiful Combat Infantryman Badge just above an array of ribbons for the EAME (4 Stars)

The number 3 is painted in white on the left wooden grip

displaying a mix of gray of brown patina with scattered light pin-prick pitting and light wear

the conventional wisdom was to replace ALL of the original co-pilots with recent twin-engine pilot school graduates

Overall a really nice set from a USN fighter pilot in WW2

Original South African 12 Bore Silver Mounted Flintlock Big Game Rifle by J.S.F. Botha with Bobbejaanboud Stock - Circa 1840 Barrels The left breast has aOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a lovely example of a 19th Century South African Flintlock "Big Game" Rifle, fully silver mounted with a classic South African Bobbejaanboud (Baboon Thigh Butt) shaped stock, very popular at the time. It features a substantial two stage 12 bore barrel, which is octagonal at the breech, and then 16 sided before the round second stage. We can see clear spiral forging lines on the barrel, so it is definitely "twist