Ⓦ A BALKAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS AND THE BARREL, STOCK AND ACTION OF A BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER...
Ⓦ A BALKAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS AND THE BARREL, STOCK AND ACTION OF A BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the first with swamped barrel, flat lock chiselled with foliage (cock missing), walnut full stock (fore-end cracked) studded with brass nails over the butt and brass trigger-guard; the second with swamped sighted barrel profusely encrusted with brass scrolls and foliage over its entire length, tang en suite and incorporating the back-sight (lock missing), full stock inlaid with wire scrolls (chipped, losses) and iron mounts en suite with the barrel
the first: 16.5 cm; 6 ½ in barrel
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Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
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Ⓦ A BALKAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS AND THE BARREL, STOCK AND ACTION OF A BALKAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the first with swamped barrel, flat lock chiselled with foliage (cock missing), walnut full stock (fore-end cracked) studded with brass nails over the butt and brass trigger-guard; the second with swamped sighted barrel profusely encrusted with brass scrolls and foliage over its entire length, tang en suite and incorporating the back-sight (lock missing), full stock inlaid with wire scrolls (chipped, losses) and iron mounts en suite with the barrel
the first: 16.5 cm; 6 ½ in barrel
(2)
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
