A Turkish Flintlock Blunderbuss
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A Turkish Flintlock Blunderbuss 19th CenturyWith two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle and damascened overall with running designs of foliage, a gold-damascened flower-head at the muzzle, long octagonal breech decorated en suite, the top flat with gold-damascened pseudo-inscription and struck with imitation Spanish barrelsmith's marks, silver-damascened tang and rounded lock, figured full stock profusely inlaid overall with silver scrollwork and leaf-shaped pellets, chequered grip and panel at the fore-end both enriched with silver pins, cast and chased silver-gilt mounts comprising trophy of arms side-plate, butt-plate with flowers on the tang, trigger-guard en suite, turned ramrod-pipes, silver escutcheon, and later ramrod 57.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:An ivorine plaque attached to the fore-stock reads: '18TH CENTURY TURKISH FLINT-LOCK BLUNDERBUSS FROM THE HOLT COLLECTION, SANDLEFORD PRIORY, NEWBURY'
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A Turkish Flintlock Blunderbuss
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