Blunderbuss
- Object Name:
- Blunderbuss
- Object ID:
- 1975.533
- Date:
- 1775-1825
- Description:
- Smoothbore, muzzle-loading flintlock with round barrel. Weapon is commonly called a "blunderbuss", with a barrel 14" in length which flares to an outside diameter of 1.6" at muzzle. barrel is devoid of markings, save for a raised ornamental ring located at the breech-end. barrel and trigger guard are pin-fastened to stock; lockplate is nailed to stock. All iron parts are browned: plain, undecorated lockplate; trigger; and breechplug. Wooden ramrod is intact. Brass furniture includes: trigger guard with foliated finial, curved butt plate with 4" butt tang, oval escutcheon, flat sideplate, barrel, ramrod nosecap, and two ramrod pipes (forward pipe is funnel shaped, rear pipe has a tail let into the stock. The gun has absolutely no marks by which to identify it.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-29.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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