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Lot 331

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss
By Barbar, Probably James 1, Circa 1745

29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss
By Barbar, Probably James 1, Circa 1745

With tapering three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, the breech engraved with foliage and inscribed 'London' beyond, engraved tang, signed border engraved round lock decorated with foliage on the tail, cock en suite, figured full stock (minor chips around the lock, and along the fore-end on one side), full brass mounts comprising border engraved shaped flat bevelled side-plate decorated with rocailles and foliage, draped vacant oval escutcheon with shell above, butt-plate with foliage on the borders engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial and engraved with a decorative oval on the bow, brass ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks
38.8 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Provenance:
Bonhams Leeds, Brampton Court House Sale Part II, 6 August 2002, lot 341

James 1 Barbar (d.1773) was free of the London Gunmakers' Company in 1722, elected Master in 1742, and was appointed Gentleman Armourer to King George II in 1741

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