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Mid-Eastern Flintlock Short Blunderbuss

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:550.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Mid-Eastern Flintlock Short Blunderbuss
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Middle Eastern Flintlock Single Shot Short Blunderbuss, NVSN, approx. .80 cal., 11.5'' iron barrel bells to 3'' at muzzle and appears to have been sheet iron wrapped around a mandrel and welded, profusely acid etched in a floral pattern halfway down then crudely and deeply chiseled to breech. Iron furniture; unmarked large iron lockplate with rounded teat at rear, iron flint cock and brass pan may have come from a period European musket. Walnut fullstock is crudely and profusely inlaid with silver wire in a scrolling vine and leaf pattern and with a carved scroll at bottom. Condition is fair to good showing typical crude workmanship, a dark patina to iron surfaces and pitting to lockplate parts. Stock retains most original wire inlays. Est.: $750-$1,250. (Antique)