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Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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537<br />

537<br />

A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS BY<br />

KNUBLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1790<br />

each with brass barrel swelling to a moulded muzzle and<br />

fitted with spring bayonet beneath, engraved action<br />

decorated with swags, signed on the left and inscribed<br />

‘London’ on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safetycatch<br />

(one replaced), flat sided figured walnut butt<br />

(possibly early replacements), engraved steel sliding<br />

trigger-guard locking the bayonet, and a pair of brass<br />

ramrod-pipes on the right of the barrel (later ramrods,<br />

areas of wear)<br />

26cm; 10D in<br />

(2)<br />

£1500-2000

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