£700
A steel barrelled flintlock blunderbuss pistol, by I Heylin, c 1780, 14½” overall, swamped steel barrel 8” with Tower private proofs and maker’s mark, the flat topped breech with traces of address in panel; signed lock with dog tooth border and broad safety catch; dark walnut fullstock with shell carving around breech tang inset with small brass crowned cypher, the butt carved, probably in the middle east, with a stylised “Saracen” mask, the eyes and fore head inset with roughly cut stones; the brass mounts comprise long spurred butt cap with recessed scrolled panels and finial deeply embossed with trophy of arms and cuirass, flower engraved trigger guard with acanthus finial, elaborate escutcheon with trophy of arms, helmet crest, and engraved with Union flag, and openwork sideplate embossed with castle and trophy of flags; the ramrod pipes of steel, the ramrod with horn tip and iron worm. GWO & C (light rusting to barrel and ramrod pipes). Plate 5
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