Lot 184*
A Cased Flemish Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring BayonetEarly 19th Century, Probably Liège
24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £956.25 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Cased Flemish Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring Bayonet
Early 19th Century, Probably Liège
Early 19th Century, Probably Liège
With barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle and fitted with folding bayonet beneath, a later horn-tipped ramrod on the right, the border engraved action decorated with a differing martial trophy on each side, ring-neck cock, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, sliding trigger-guard engraved with a starburst, and figured rounded butt sparsely inlaid with silver wire scrolls, chequered down the back, and with a raised oval on both sides with silver wire inlay (steel parts with some pitting): in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted cylindrical powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with folding drop handle; together with a pair of brass-mounted decorative flintlock pistols in 18th century style (3)
13.5 cm. and 21.2 cm. barrels
13.5 cm. and 21.2 cm. barrels
