A Flintlock Blunderbuss by Wheeler & Son

A Flintlock Blunderbuss by Wheeler & Son.
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With three stage octagonal to round barrel, stamped with Birmingham proofs, ramrod fitted to the side of the barrel and underslung bayonet, foliate engraved tang, stepped, bevelled lock signed "WHEELER & SON’ fitted with a sliding safety catch and decorated with foliage, half-stocked in walnut, cut with a band of chequering at the wrist and vacant shield shaped escutcheon, beautifully engraved brass furniture comprising foliate engraved butt-plate, trigger guard decorated with a flower on the bow and pineapple finial, also fitted with bayonet release catch. A lovely gun. 


WHEELER

Robert Gun and Pistol Warehouse, 16 Staining Lane, Cheapside, 1805-08. Probably the Birmingham gunmaker, 1799-1813, who became Robert Wheeler & Son, 1814-43 and marked guns ‘London’.


 

Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London 1350-1850. George Shumway Publishers, USA.


Dimensions:

Bore: N/A

Barrel Length: 12 Inches (30 cm)

Overall Length: 28 Inches (71.5 cm)

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