Original British Brass Barrel Flintlock Coaching Blunderbuss with Birmingham Proof Marks - circa 1820 DVD The lock markings are all

The lock markings are all gone

Sir Home Riggs Popham had orchestrated an expedition against South America without the British government's sanction

Upon overrunning the camp

neck guard apron is heat lot number stamped 2438

These years were spent patrolling the frontier in order to protect American settlers heading west from hostile Indians

Original British Brass Barrel Flintlock Coaching Blunderbuss with Birmingham Proof Marks - circa 1820 DVD The lock markings are allOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Brass Barreled Flintlock Blunderbuss Coaching Gun, which we estimate was probably made circa 1820, after the Birmingham proof house began operation in 1813. It measures 28 1 2 inches in overall length with a 12 1 2 inch swamped brass barrel. These were very popular as self defense items on the coaching lines during the early 19th century, as they were relatively short and allowed a wide spread of