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CIRCA 1730
Details
A VERY RARE CARTRIDGE BAG FOR A BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK GUN
Circa 1730
With convex body of tin covered with leather and made to hold two rows of seven cartridges, the flap covered with velvet embroidered with silver thread, the suspension-strap en suite, together with three reloadable iron catridges, each with attached pan, steel, and steel-spring
8½in. (21.6cm.) wide
Circa 1730
With convex body of tin covered with leather and made to hold two rows of seven cartridges, the flap covered with velvet embroidered with silver thread, the suspension-strap en suite, together with three reloadable iron catridges, each with attached pan, steel, and steel-spring
8½in. (21.6cm.) wide
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, p. 436, plate 194
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.