Original Belgian 10 Gauge Double 22" Barrel Shotgun with Liège Proofs - circa 1880 Japanese Holsters By the close of the

By the close of the Victorian era field Scabbards had all become wood covered leather and Parade Scabbards were usually plated all steel scabbards

as pointless or a "waste" of the lives of soldiers

a gold Great Cross was added and on 11 June 1890

the first from 1862

Used extensively by German troops

Original Belgian 10 Gauge Double 22" Barrel Shotgun with Liège Proofs - circa 1880 Japanese Holsters By the close of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. We just received this lovely example along with about 200 other guns, from a collection that sat in an attic for close to 100 years. It dates from the 1880's is marked: Marked FINE STEEL on the barrel strap. The chamber area of the barrels is definitely Damascus steel, probably welded onto a regular steel barrel. The chamber area experiences the highest pressure, and is most in need of the extra strength an