SIGNED CLARKE, CIRCA 1765
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A Flintlock Blunderbuss
Signed Clarke, circa 1765
With two-stage belled brass barrel (bulged) with later inscription 'Fly or Die', signed flat lock, walnut three-quarter stock (cracked and repaired), brass mounts including trigger-guard (repaired) and later side-plate, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, Birmingham proof marks
31in. (80cm.)
Signed Clarke, circa 1765
With two-stage belled brass barrel (bulged) with later inscription 'Fly or Die', signed flat lock, walnut three-quarter stock (cracked and repaired), brass mounts including trigger-guard (repaired) and later side-plate, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, Birmingham proof marks
31in. (80cm.)