Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 2nd December 2025
Lot 324
An English percussion conversion blunderbuss, brass two-stage barrel 13.75 in. with swollen muzzle
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £635
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Description
An English percussion conversion blunderbuss, brass two-stage barrel 13.75 in. with swollen muzzle and border engraving to the breech, flat lock with stepped tail and indistinct signature, drum and nipple conversion from flintlock, shortened stock with later brass nose cap, finely engraved brass butt plate and trigger guard, later folding bayonet with catch incorporated in the forward trigger guard finial, later ram rod pipes to the left of the barrel. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(74.1 cm OAL)