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ANTIQUE BELGIAN AFRICAN FLINTLOCK ELEPHANT GUN

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ANTIQUE BELGIAN AFRICAN FLINTLOCK ELEPHANT GUN
ANTIQUE BELGIAN AFRICAN FLINTLOCK ELEPHANT GUN
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ANTIQUE BELGIAN AFRICAN FLINTLOCK ELEPHANT GUN
Antique Belgian African Trade Flint Elephant Gun. Flint ELEPHANT GUN for the BELGIAN-AFRICAN Trade. Belgian Made for the African Trade. Here we present an antiqueLarge Bore Flintlock "Elephant Gun", made circa the late-1890s in Liege, Belgium. Liege has long been a manufacturing center for the world's arms trade. These were produced for sale to the Africannations and colonies. It was built in a military style and may have been used as a wall gun but these muskets were intended for use against large dangerous game such as elephants. In fact, Stoeger imported some ofthese for sale and advertised them as such in their literature. The European countries inhabiting these remote outposts or selling to them were very careful to sell only obsolescent firearms to the natives so thatthey could maintain the upper hand should tensions rise. This massive flintlock musket features a gaping .93 caliber smooth bore. The butt plate has a schuetzen style butt plate to aid in stabilizing the weight from
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Wear Commensurate with age.
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ANTIQUE BELGIAN AFRICAN FLINTLOCK ELEPHANT GUN

Estimate $2,300 - $10,000
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Starting Price $10
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