It was listed by Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1800s.
The blunderbuss with a flared steel barre, topped y a hinged and sprung bayonet.
The trigger within a scrolled and dished trigger guard finished with leaf and pineapple finials. The full walnut stock with a finely hatched grip, the underside with pipes holding the ram rod. The butt finished with a butt plate, held with engraved screws.
Both the metal work and walnut with a very good patination. The mechanism and sprung bayonet working correctly and well.
Height 29 inches, 74cm.
Width 7 inches, 18cm.
Depth 2 1/2 inches, 6cm.
Date circa 1830
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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Early 19th C Blunderbuss
