Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2024 : Sale A0724 Lot 409
A 20-BORE FLINTLOCK BRASS-BARRELLED BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED DUBLIN CASTLE, WITH SPRUNG BAYONET, registration no. F2894,

Product Details

* A 20-BORE FLINTLOCK BRASS-BARRELLED BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED DUBLIN CASTLE, WITH SPRUNG BAYONET, registration no. F2894,
circa 1795, with two-stage 15 1/2in. barrel, the first stage going from octagonal to sixteen-sided to round before being separated by a moulded band from the round fore-section, off-set and banded flared cannon muzzle mounted with a triangular folding bayonet with concave sides, the top-flat at breech signed 'DUBLIN', plain iron top-tang with sliding bayonet release catch, military style borderline engraved lock with crown and 'G.R.' device below pan and 'DUBLIN CASTLE' signature across tail, swan-necked cock, darkly stained wood full-stock (almost certainly a working replacement) re-using the original brass furniture, registration number to heel-plate for Fermanagh and replacement wood ramrod

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Estimate £800-1,200