Original Vietnam War Special Forces Bring Back Montagnard Snaphaunce Musket with Accessories in M1 Carbine Pouch Category_Blunderbuss The fore end is attached

The fore end is attached by two Military style barrel bands AND a cross wedge directly in front of the action

so it may have been flown from a pole outside their location

Original Item: The extractor gib in the Vickers gun holds the base of a cartridge in place as the extractor assembly moves on the lock

mostly in Elgin

and appears to have been a reliable and well-liked gun

Original Vietnam War Special Forces Bring Back Montagnard Snaphaunce Musket with Accessories in M1 Carbine Pouch Category_Blunderbuss The fore end is attachedOriginal Items: One of a Kind Set. This is a fantastic USGI bring back item from the Vietnam War, apparently brought back by members of the U. S. Special Forces. They had interacted quite a bit with the indigenous "Montagnard" groups in the Vietnam Area during the conflict. We usually get back very primitive items such as crossbows, but occasionally we get out these "Snaphaunce" style muskets. These most unusual "firearms" of truly ancient design were