Original South African 12 Bore Silver Mounted Flintlock Big Game Rifle by J.S.F. Botha with Bobbejaanboud Stock - Circa 1840 Barrels displaying a mix of gray

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

and most likely remained there for some time

There is some cracking at the top of the lid

Original South African 12 Bore Silver Mounted Flintlock Big Game Rifle by J.S.F. Botha with Bobbejaanboud Stock - Circa 1840 Barrels displaying a mix of grayOriginal 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