Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Rising Sun - 39" x 3 1/2" Flintlock Muskets and Rifles The purpose of a flash

The purpose of a flash hider is not to hide the weapon from the enemy

Tuning slide/lead pipe is still movable

Of particular note are two similar guns which were later converted (less desirable) that went through a major auction house $38

which is read HIZEN (NO) KUNI SADATSUGU

We first thought this was a British officer's custom constructed short Snider boar hunting rifle complete with a pattern 1856 Saber bayonet needed as last ditch defense against a mortally wounded wild boar

Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Rising Sun - 39" x 3 1/2" Flintlock Muskets and Rifles The purpose of a flashOriginal Item: One of a kind. A Senninbari ( thousand person stitches) or One thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90120 cm (34 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed