Original African Set of Two War Swords from the Upper Congo Region Anglo-Ashanti War - c.1870 Martini-Henry Rifle Reassigned back to Hawaii at

Reassigned back to Hawaii at the beginning of 1943

The bone grips have a lovely patina

we firmly believe this musket started life as an English Flintlock

The best part is MATCHING Serial Numbers: "4139" located on the right side of the chamber ring and the back of the bolt handle

Please note that there were several manufactures

Original African Set of Two War Swords from the Upper Congo Region Anglo-Ashanti War - c.1870 Martini-Henry Rifle Reassigned back to Hawaii atOriginal Item: One of a Kind Set. IMA President Christian Cranmer recalls times when as a boy, his father used to tell him that when he was young, there really were Atlases that had "UNEXPLORED" and "UNKNOWN" printed right across the center of the Continent of Africa. Needless to say the European Powers, especially the British, were always looking for new areas where they could expand the empire. In the later half of the 19th century, they started