{"product_id":"brass-barrelled-blunderbuss-with-a-top-mounted-bayonet-converted-to-percussion-cap","title":"Brass Barrelled Blunderbuss With A Top Mounted Bayonet Converted To Percussion Cap","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEarly 19th Century English Bayonet Mounted Blunderbuss With A Back Action Percussion Lock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 3\/4 stocked blunderbuss with a brass canon barrel and a top mounted sprung bayonet, later converted to the percussion cap system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a brass engraved trigger guard, brass buttplate and ramrod pipe.  It also has a heavy brass ramrod which is not original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece isn't signed but the lockplate has good floral engraving and the barrel is stamped on the bottom with the post 1813 Birmingham Proof Marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mainspring is good and the action is crisp in both half and full position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stock has a rich dark polished colouration, but there are a good number of bruises, a crack to the right of the barrel tang and a section of wood has been let in where the original lock would have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sprung bayonet is triggered by a sliding catch on the barrel tang and this all works as it should with the bayonet swinging forward fiercely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metalwork is in good condition with the steelwork having a nice dark grey patina and the brasswork being unpolished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blunderbuss was a hugely popular firearm from the mid 18th Century, well into the 19th Century and used for a variety of roles such as the Military to Coach Guards to Civilian home protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one obviously meant enough to someone to get it converted to the new percussion cap system probably in the 1830's or 40's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great looking firearm with the brass barrel and added sprung bayonet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarrel length 30cm, Overall length 67cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis antique pistol is considered obsolete and non functioning, and is sold as a collectable ornamental item. This product is available for purchase in the UK without a license\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flintlock \u0026 Black Powder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53604436345160,"sku":"448","price":795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/6962\/2088\/files\/448.7.jpg?v=1785234880","url":"https:\/\/flintlockblackpowder.co.uk\/products\/brass-barrelled-blunderbuss-with-a-top-mounted-bayonet-converted-to-percussion-cap","provider":"Flintlock \u0026 Black Powder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}