Original Nepalese Bira Gun Hand Cranked Double Barrel Rapid Fire Gun- Circa 1896 ZB 26-ZB 30 an over-size 0

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shows some wear but still functional

Marines in the field apparently carried a flag similar to the national flag

Interior lined in supple black leather with a spare magazine compartment

Apparently this was done for political reasons as the Germans were technically still "allied" to the Soviets (who the Finns were fighting) during the Winter War of 1939-40

Original Nepalese Bira Gun Hand Cranked Double Barrel Rapid Fire Gun- Circa 1896 ZB 26-ZB 30 an over-size 0Original Item: Invented by General Sri Sri Sri Maharajah Gehendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1871 1905) the Bira Double Barreled Quick Fire Rifle was a copy of the American Gardner Gun. In Martini Henry . 577 450 caliber fed from a double stacked 120rnd pan magazine (like a Lewis Gun) the weapon was fired by a crank handle not unlike the American Gatling Gun. Interestingly, however, it required cranking backwards (counter clockwise) which the Nepalis