Original South African Boer 1850 Belgian Made 4 Bore Percussion Big Game ROAH Rifle Availability_Both The blade has some of

The blade has some of the original crossgrain near the ricasso and an intact tip

90 Full Color Plates

Source:  Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65

the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and well into the 1820s

and the leather has shrunk somewhat

Original South African Boer 1850 Belgian Made 4 Bore Percussion Big Game ROAH Rifle Availability_Both The blade has some ofOriginal Item. One of a kind. At first seeing this we thought it must be some sort of Rampart or Wall Gun, but we have since learned from a true authority that it is known as a ROAH rifle, expressly made for the Boer settlers of South Africa during the 1850's. It is a massive four (4) bore, 1" inch across the muzzle which is 25mm. It is totally unmarked other than the Lige, Belgium stamp of E. L. G. * in an oval. The 30 1 2 inch long barrel is fitted