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A Fine Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussBy J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1790
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,840 inc. premium
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By J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1790
By J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1790
With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and fitted with spring bayonet above, octagonal breech engraved with a trefoil on each flat behind the girdle and with a line of beadwork at the rear, border engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a trefoil on the stepped tail, border engraved safety-catch and bevelled cock, highly figured full stock (minor bruising) with chequered grip, border engraved brass mounts decorated with rocailles and foliage comprising shaped flat bevelled side-plate, butt-plate and trigger-guard with acorn finial, the last decorated with a flowerhead on the bow, brass ramrod-pipes, brass-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition overall, private Birmingham proof marks
35.3 cm. barrel
35.3 cm. barrel
Footnotes
John Probin is recorded at 17 St. John Street, Birmingham between 1769 and the year of his death in 1800. He was Gunmaker to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales








