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A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussBy William Nicholson, No. 45 Cornhill, London, Circa 1790
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,120 inc. premium
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By William Nicholson, No. 45 Cornhill, London, Circa 1790
By William Nicholson, No. 45 Cornhill, London, Circa 1790
With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, fitted with side-mounted ramrod and with spring bayonet beneath, the bayonet released by a catch on the finial in front of the trigger-guard, octagonal breech engraved with maker's address along the top flat, engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with safety-catch and large roller, figured half-stock (minor splits), border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a foliate oval on the heel, trigger-guard with a flower-head on the bow, brass fore-end plate, and original horn-tipped ramrod (minor surface patination), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark RW
30.9 cm. barrel
30.9 cm. barrel
Footnotes
William 2 Nicholson is recorded at 45 Cornhill between 1786-94. He was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1793




