Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun by Mortimer with Laminated Steel Barrel - circa 1870 German Field Gear they missed

they missed

reinforcing

This pith helmet is the standard late Victorian Design as used in the Zulu Wars with a brass spike to top and full brass helmet plate to front bearing the regimental badge under a "King's Crown"

The MG 13 DID have a relatively rapid barrel change feature

This is merely speculation

Original British 12 Bore Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun by Mortimer with Laminated Steel Barrel - circa 1870 German Field Gear they missedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a typical British made Double Barreled Percussion shotgun, possibly intended for the large U. S. import market. It is marked on both lock plates with MORTIMER, a legendary name in British firearms. H. W. Mortimer was a top quality maker, mostly Serving King George III. He was granted the right to mark his guns "Gunmaker To His Majesty", at least until King George III died in 1820. His descendants