THE FIRST SIGNED BUSBY, CIRCA 1830, THE LAST DATED 1874
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A Percussion Blunderbuss, A Continental Flintlock Ship's Blunderbuss, And A Composite Turkish Flintlock Gun
The first signed Busby, circa 1830, the last dated 1874
The first with belled steel barrel octagonal at the breech, with spring bayonet above, signed foliate engraved flat lock and breech drum, walnut three-quarter stock (repaired above the lock), chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and brass-mounted wooden ramrod, Birmingham proof marks; the second with belled iron barrel, military style lock, full stock (extensively repaired), iron mounts, and iron peg and ramrod (pitted throughout); the last with two-stage barrel chiselled with a figure and raised ribs, musket lock stamped 'M.re N.le de Versailles', full stock covered with engraved sheet brass, and dated inscription opposite the lock
The first 30in. (76.2cm.) (3)
The first signed Busby, circa 1830, the last dated 1874
The first with belled steel barrel octagonal at the breech, with spring bayonet above, signed foliate engraved flat lock and breech drum, walnut three-quarter stock (repaired above the lock), chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and brass-mounted wooden ramrod, Birmingham proof marks; the second with belled iron barrel, military style lock, full stock (extensively repaired), iron mounts, and iron peg and ramrod (pitted throughout); the last with two-stage barrel chiselled with a figure and raised ribs, musket lock stamped 'M.re N.le de Versailles', full stock covered with engraved sheet brass, and dated inscription opposite the lock
The first 30in. (76.2cm.) (3)