Early 1800s Antique SPANISH Flared Barrel FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS Used for NAVAL BOARDING and DEFENDING VESSELS

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Early 1800s Antique SPANISH Flared Barrel FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS

Used for NAVAL BOARDING and DEFENDING VESSELS

Here we present an Early 19^th Century antique Spanish Flintlock Blunderbuss, made circa the early 1800s. The flintlock blunderbuss was the original coach gun, being a short, handy and devastating weapon at close range. It was capable of firing up to 20 buckshot in front of 120 grains of black powder, according to Spencer Tucker in Almanac of American Military History, Volume 1. The blunderbuss is commonly considered to be an early predecessor of the modern day shotgun, with similar military and defensive use.  It was used in many capacities, not the least of which were for Naval boarding or defending vessels, stagecoach and messenger companies, home defense and more. It was effective only at short range, lacking accuracy at long range.

“Even bandits were known to use them as recorded in the Edinburgh Annual Register, 1813. Seven men, some armed with blunderbusses, entered the home of Mr. Browne of Armayle, Ireland, where his family and Surgeon Brailsford of the Royal Dragoons. The fully transcribed story demonstrating the deadliness of the blunderbuss is immediately below. Just imagine where this has been! While Mr. Browne of Armayle, Ireland, and his family, were sitting in the parlour at an early hour of the night, accompanied by their guest, Surgeon Brailsford, of the royal dragoons, the house was beset and entered by a banditti of armed villains, seven in number, of whom four took posts as sentries, and three burst in to the parlour. The leader of them instantly presented a blunderbuss, and demanded arms; on which Mr. Browne knocked him down. Dr. Brailsford attacked a second, when in the conflict one of the villains fired at him, and another at Mr. Browne. The latter was desperately wounded by a discharge of small slugs from a blunderbuss, having received several of them in the breast and body; the former was severely wounded by a pistol-shot in the arm, and had his face and head savagely cut and mangled. Dr. Brailsford’s servant, hearing the shots, got a pistol from some part of the house, and attempted to fire it in vain; the powder having been taken out, although the ball was left in the pistol. This gallant fidelity cost the poor fellow his life; the wretch at whom he aimed having instantly blown the contents of a blunderbuss through his body. The ruffians seemed satisfied at the perpetration of these shocking enormities, and left the house, without taking or searching for any arms. Mr. Browne’s recovery is doubtful; Dr. Brailsford is out of danger.”

The overall condition is good. The action is strong. The percussion nipple is a bit beat up. The bore is dark. Stock shows use and there is a chip at the front left side of the fore stock. The bell at the muzzle looks like a later addition and precludes the storage of the ramrod under the stock.

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Barrel is 20-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .60 Flintlock. Muzzle flares to 1-1/2 inches.

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1600
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