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THBEarly British Blunderbuss
Lot 27
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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Oct 29, 2021
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2021-10-29 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Historic Arms & Militaria
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/skinner/historic-arms-militaria-7693
The William Rose collection features nearly 180 lots of rare and important 17th & 18thc. muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords, powder horns, accoutrements and documents used by British, French, and American forces who served in America's colonial wars and American Revolution. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
The William Rose collection features nearly 180 lots of rare and important 17th & 18thc. muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords, powder horns, accoutrements and documents used by British, French, and American forces who served in America's colonial wars and American Revolution. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Early British Blunderbuss, probably Edward Godward (Goddard), London, late 17th/early 18th century, 21 1/4 in., large caliber stepped octagon-to-round barrel with flaring muzzle; single bridle curved convex surface lock plated with sharply pointed tail with engraved scrolling foliate decoration and "GODWARD" below the pan; walnut stock with narrow carved plateaus around the lock mortice, side plate, and breech plug tang and shallow handrail butt; brass furniture including a sheet brass butt plate with long narrow tang, sheet brass trigger guard with ball finial, thumbpiece secured with an iron tack, cast brass scrolling foliate side plate, and two ring-decorated rammer pipes, iron rammer with tapering tip and wad puller at the bottom, overall lg. 35 3/4 in.
Note: DeWitt Bailey, British Board of Ordnance Small Arms Contractors 1689-1840 (North Wales, GB: W.S. Curtis, 1999), p. 46, notes that London gun maker Edward Godward (Goddard) supplied complete arms to the British Board of Ordnance from 1691-1709.Condition
Condition: Iron with deep brown patina, moderate pitting on the barrel, light pitting on the lock; brass toned to dark yellow and deep brown/green; stock with scattered dings and dents, old cracks and wood loss along both sides of barrel edge, small losses around breech plug tang and lock mortice.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. - Shipping Info
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