Bidspirit auction | A TABATIERE ZULU SHOTGUN

A TABATIERE ZULU SHOTGUN - 12 gauge, Belgian-made, of characteristic form with breech-loading mechanism. Stock carved with initials WS. Second half of the 19th c. Worn. Among other groups, these weapons were marketed to the Zulus with the intention of impeding British Colonial expansion in South Africa. Overall length 126.4cm. Condition III