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THB18th C. British Steel & Brass Flintlock Blunderbuss
Lot 165c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-10-08 10:00:00
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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal,Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, England, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A wonderful blunderbuss with a hand-carved wooden stock bearing the initials "J.A.G" engraved on one side 2000of the backstock. The stock features a frontal slot to accommodate a ramrod, a steel flintlock lock plate the right side, and a narrow trigger surrounded by a brass trigger guard. The back periphery of the backstock is lined with a brass plate to increase the comfort of the user. The broad barrel has flattened side walls to better fit inside the forestock cavity and has a flared muzzle that allowed large projectiles - akin to petite cannonballs or large shot pellets - to be forcefully expelled. Hallmarks on the brass side plate read, "GB," "Bf," and a crowned "Z," and another crowned "Z" is shown beneath the trigger guard. Size: 31" L (78.7 cm); (barrel): 15.625" L (39.7 cm); (barrel diameter): 1.8" W (4.6 cm); 9.125" H (23.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.25.2195
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
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#159242Minor abrasions and nicks to stock, barrel, and trigger, with softening to some hallmarks, and slight bending to overall form of ramrod, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina across wood, steel, and brass elements. Blunderbuss has not been tested for firing functionality.Condition
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