£1,000
A good scarce French steel barrelled flintlock blunderbuss with flattened elliptical muzzle, c 1800, 35” overall, the lightly browned barrel 19” with lightly gilt decoration consisting of borders of swags, trophy of flags and large sun in splendour; plain bright steel slightly rounded lock with swan neck cock and roller on frizzen spring; pale walnut fullstock, butt with high comb, inlaid with silver wire scrolls around the breech tang and wrist, trigger guard finial, and throat pipe; bright steel mounts include wrap around wavy edge butt plate, engraved trigger guard with urn finial, engraved flat side plate, and with bright steel ramrod. Good Working Order and Clean Condition (the cock has been fractured and repaired). Plate 6
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