A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET. ...
A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET. late 18th or early 19th Century, the 17¾ inch barrel belled towards the muzzle, the breech and muzzle engraved and overlaid with Iznik style floral arabesques within borders, the lock engraved with foliate scrolls, the walnut full stock chequered behind the tang and with foliate carving, with pierced brass side-plate, trigger guard and butt-plate, and a steel ramrod. 77cm long
A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET. late 18th or early 19th Century, the 17¾ inch barrel belled towards the muzzle, the breech and muzzle engraved and overlaid with Iznik style floral arabesques within borders, the lock engraved with foliate scrolls, the walnut full stock chequered behind the tang and with foliate carving, with pierced brass side-plate, trigger guard and butt-plate, and a steel ramrod. 77cm long
