Ⓦ A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Ⓦ A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS, LATE 17TH CENTURY

converted from flintlock, with iron barrel belled towards the muzzle, struck with Irish Police registration mark 'WC328' for Cork West Riding over the breech, rounded lock of regulation type (hammer missing), full stock carved with an apron moulding about the tang, and brass mounts (trigger-guard missing)

41.7 cm; 16 3/8 in barrel

Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)

Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection