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blunderbuss

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  • Common Name
    blunderbuss
  • Other Name

    Brass flintlock blunderbuss, UK, c.1700s

  • Description

    Brass flintlock blunderbuss, UK, c.1700s.

    flintlock; 4 bore; brass barrel and barrel fittings, brass trigger guard which extends halfway down the butt; wooden stock; brass acorn forward of trigger guard; metal lock with hammer, pan, frizzen, and external spring; action at fault, frozen

    markings:

    engraved on lock plate: J & W / Richards

    Birmingham proof and view marks at rear of barrel, left hand side: two crests and letter "R"

    on butt tang: a decorative mark of sword, drum and wings

    missing parts: ramrod

    manufacturer Richards J & W; UK; c.1700s

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Accession Number
    1977.62
  • Accession Date
    28 Jun 1977
  • Other Id

    A7022 (arms)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images and documents

Images

  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, 1977.62, A7022, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Feb 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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