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blunderbuss, flintlock

human history
  • Common Name
    blunderbuss
  • Other Name

    flintlock blunderbuss "as issued to Nisam Army, Hyderabad, 1640" (descriptive name)

  • Description

    "Flintlock blunderbuss as issued to Nisam Army, Hyderabad, India, 1640"

    flintlock; muzzle loading; iron Damascus barrel with engraving (worn); 1-1/4 inch bore; saddle bar on left hand side, no ring; iron fittings and ramrod; chequered wrist of butt; metal plate on top of wrist with "O"; ornate emblem by trigger guard; shows "Eastern" influence in design; major crack in right hand side of butt; rear nail in forestock loose

    markings:

    inside lock: P TAILLEUR [?]

    maker: [P Tailleur], circa 1760s

  • Place
    India
  • Associated Place

    Japan

  • Accession Number
    1937.237
  • Other Id

    W0876 (war)

    54769 (police firearm registration number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • blunderbuss, flintlock, 1937.237, W0876, 54769, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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