Old 7th August 2016, 12:26 PM #299
Posted by:
fernando
Lead Moderator European Armoury
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
Originally Posted by ulfberth
... The French Napoleonic muskets left on the battle fields were converted for hunting use, the barrel and the wood shortened... (Quote)
Oh yes,
Blunderbusses adapted by regional smiths from salvaged musket parts, from the Peninsular War, are countless.
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Last edited by fernando; 20th October 2017 at 05:06 PM.
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