English Brass-barrel Blunderbuss

Description:

English Brass-barrel Blunderbuss, c. 1840s-50s, walnut stock with checkered wrist, brass fittings, back lock engraved with foliate designs, brass-barrel marked "HOLLIS CHELTENHAM," wooden ramrod with a brass tip, barrel lg. 14 1/4, overall lg. 30 in.

Provenance: The estate of Elaine Sargent.
Estimate $400-600

Stock has a few dings and nicks, lock functions properly.


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