Original 15th Century European Rampart Swivel Gun with Victorian Era Mount German Documents & Books with large numbers of Sten

with large numbers of Sten guns in the inventory

but the artistic ambition expected from the finest presentation-quality arms of the 17th century

the hand bell is constructed of of solid cast brass with a turned wood handle

in un-issued condition

At the later time having achieved the rank of Captain Kumbel no doubt decided to pass the musket on to an up and coming marksman at a date between 1815 and 1819

Original 15th Century European Rampart Swivel Gun with Victorian Era Mount German Documents & Books with large numbers of StenOriginal Item: One of a kind. The Chinese are credited with the invention of Gunpowder in the 9th. The Western traders, most probably the Portuguese introduced it to Europe where it was used as a weapon. The earliest of those weapons were small hand held cannons on long shafts followed by fixed Rampart Guns used to repel invaders from the city or castle walls. During the Victorian age of 1837 1901, it was found that virtually no totally original