A Fine And Early Brass-Barrelled English Lock (Type 2) Blunderbuss
By T. Banister Of London, Late 17th Century
With massive barrel stepped and with a ring behind the flared muzzle, the breech with a ramp at the rear notched to form a back-sight, plain iron tang, flat bevelled lock with pointed tail and retained by three side-nails, separate pan, and dog-catch engaging with the back of the bellied ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw old replacements), figured full stock (some bruising, chipped behind the tail of the lock) with raised apron around the barrel tang and raised side-plate area, brass mounts comprising pierced foliate scroll side-plate, thin butt-plate with slender tapering tang and secured by iron tacks, iron trigger-guard (rust patinated) with rounded finial, scrolled trigger, single baluster brass ramrod-pipe, and later brass-capped wooden ramrod, London proof marks and Banister's barrelsmith's mark
69.2 cm. barrel
