Original British Victorian Rifle Volunteer Sixth Plate Tintype Photograph Blunderbuss Overall Length: 73 1/2 inches

Overall Length: 73 1/2 inches

[4] (This was apparently a large scale contest

however we have not found much at all

but was widely used in the War between the States on both sides

I am puzzled by the initials that appear to be in script S

Original British Victorian Rifle Volunteer Sixth Plate Tintype Photograph Blunderbuss Overall Length: 73 1/2 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Everything about this image, including its presentation, makes it a splendid memento of the British Victorian Era dating from the 1870s. This cased "Sixth Plate" (2. 75 x 3. 25 inch) tin type portrait shows an unidentified solider. He wears a dark uniform, kepi style cap, leather cross belt with S hook buckle and holds what appears to be a Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket and Yataghan Sword Bayonet with leaf spring