THORESBY VOLUNTEERS Antique KNUBLEY India Pattern FLINTLOCK Musket BAYONET Late 1700s / NAPOLEONIC WARS Era Musket

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THORESBY VOLUNTEERS Antique KNUBLEY India Pattern FLINTLOCK Musket BAYONET

Late 1700s / NAPOLEONIC WARS Era Musket

Here we present an antique Thoresby Volunteers Flintlock Musket made by John Knubley in London, England circa the mid-1790s. John Knubley began his career as a gunmaker in the county of Yorkshire in the 1760s before moving his business to London where he is recorded at two addresses on Charing Cross between 1786 and 1794. He became gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward, and was a contractor to Ordnance between 1790 and 1794. Upon his death in 1795 his business was taken over by Samuel Brunn and continued trading as Knubley & Co. or Knubley & Brunn until 1797.

The Thoresby Volunteers were raised circa 1802-03 and was commanded by Charles Herbert Pierrepont, a man of immense wealth and great influence in the locality, and who was 2nd Earl Manvers of Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire. The unit was raised not only to counteract any threat of invasion, but also to protect the Pierrepont estate against aggression and looting resulting from civil disturbances prevailing at the time. They were also a militia unit during the Napoleonic Wars and were deployed in the Nottingham Lace Riots from 1811-1816 against the “Luddites”.

The overall condition is very good. The action is excellent. The bore is smooth and untouched. The stock is solid showing handling throughout. The lock plate is marked “KNUBLEY” and the thumb plate bears the rampant lion flanked by two wings with a crown overhead which is the crest of the Charles Herbert Pierrepont family. Numbered 41 on the tail of the lock, tang of the butt plate, trigger guard, ramrod and lock screws.

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Barrel is 39 inches.

Caliber: .75 Flintlock

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$4000
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