BRITISH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS

BRITISH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS

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Item Code: 2026-572

Whether in the hands of a nervous coachman concerned about highwaymen or a well-to-do landowner worried about burglars or irate tenants at a country estate, few things were more conducive to a serious reconsideration of one’s life-choices than the muzzle of a blunderbuss at close range. This one is compact for ease of handling, with a 15-7/8” barrel flaring to an impressive 1-3/4” bore at the muzzle. It is in original flintlock, brass mounted, with prominent handrail to the buttstock accentuating the comb and giving it a rather early look. The lock has narrow, decorative edge lines and largely gray mixed with brown. There corrosion forward of the cock, but “LONDON” is clearly visible near the lower edge with a faint, illegible name beneath it, certainly the maker, possibly starting with a “V.” The only marking we see in the wood is a small “VI” stamped in the side flat. The lock shows two screws at the rear of the lockplate. We would tentatively date it to the last quarter of the 18th Century.

The barrel, triggerguard, butt plate, side plate and ramrod thimble are brass, as is the tip of the ramrod. The brass mostly shows an untouched aged patina though the breech of the barrel shows a bit lighter from handling. The barrel markings are sharp: a crown over “V” view mark and a crown over intertwined GP proof mark of the Gunmakers Company of London, both in recessed ovals near the breech. The wood to metal fit is good. The wood has a pleasing medium to dark brown color. The surface shows small handling marks overall, with some roughness near the muzzle at the pins securing the barrel and rammer thimble, a shallow divot on the lower side flat, and some pressure dents and scratches to the buttstock. The only really noticeable losses are chipping to the upper rear apron around the lock, which appear quite old, and a small piece at the base of iron breechplug tang, which shows just a narrow shrinkage gap along its forward right edge. Please see our photos. [sr][ph:L]

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