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1808 Dated East Indies Military Flintlock Blunderbuss

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,500.00 USD
1808 Dated East Indies Military Flintlock Blunderbuss
The lock is marked "1808" behind the hammer and a standing lion holding a crown and "crown / 2" ahead of the hammer. The muzzle has a 2 inch opening and is half-octagon. Iron lock, hammer, barrel, pan, frizzen and spring with a brass left side plate, long rear tang on the trigger guard with pineapple finial, ramrod pipes and buttplate. There is an iron sling swivel mounted on the front of the trigger guard and forearm of the stock. Mounted with a full walnut stock with checkered wrist. The ramrod is absent.
BBL: 18 1/4 inch part-octagon
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 2 inch
Finish: bright
Grips:
Serial Number: NSN


About good. The barrel and lockplate have been polished bright. The remaining iron parts have a smooth silver gray patina. The brass has an aged patina and there are several minor dents in the buttplate. The stock has been varnished and is about good with smooth checkering, minor chips around the lock, a large piece of loose wood between the hammer and barrel tang, a few small splinters missing along the upper edge of the forearm and a few minor cracks. The stock as a whole remains solid. The markings remain clear. The action is very good.