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LOT 1133
Documented
Massive British Brass Barrel
Blunderbuss - NSN, 4 bore gauge, 28 inch round
bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This large blunderbuss is approximately 4 bore and flares to
just under 2 inches at the muzzle. It is pictured and discussed on pages 280-283 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by George Moller and has his small “GDM”
AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK AMERICAN MILITARY SHOULDER ARMS, VOL. I BY MOLLER
LOT 1134
18th Century English Iron
Barrel Flintlock Blunderbuss - NSN, 10 gauge, 24 1/8
inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. George Moller identified
s blunderbuss as an English navy piece from c. 1740. The lock has a faint Georgian cipher at the center, and the iron barrel has Ordnance
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK AMERICAN MILITARY SHOULDER ARMS, VOL. I BY MOLLER
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collection mark by the toe. He notes: “The lock of this blunderbuss is dated ‘20,’ the last two numerals of the year 1720. Like many blunderbusses made before the middle of the 18th century, it has a brass barrel dating from the late 1680s, salvaged from an earlier arm.” The barrel has William III era proofs, an unclear maker’s mark, and “44” on the breech section. The bridle-less lock has the early Georgian cipher at the center and “TOWER/20” on the tail. The plate is flat and is secured by three screws. The inside has “crown/30,”“P,” and “18” marks. The stock has a storekeeper mark on the right, “crown/10” behind the trigger guard, and brass furniture. CONDITION: Very good with attractive aged patina on the brass barrel and furniture and smooth dark gray patina and minor oxidation on the lock. The refinished stock is good and has been cracked through the upper wrist and has chips absent under the lock and general mild dings and scratches. The frizzen spring appears to be a replacement and doesn’t properly contact the frizzen; otherwise, the lock is mechanically fine. Provenance: The George Moller Collection.
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proofs and flares out to 2 inches at the muzzle. The furniture is brass. The stock has a raised “plateau” around the barrel tang and is unmarked aside from
some faint Ordnance marks by the trigger guard and Moller’s discreet “GDM” collection mark ahead of the toe. CONDITION: Very good with dark brown patina and moderate pitting along the barrel and lock and attractive dark aged patina on the brass furniture. The re-oiled stock is also very good and has minor scratches and dings, slight gap at the heel, minor repairs on the forend, and generally rather light wear for its age. Mechanically fine. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000 LOT 1135 Scarce Documented British Sea Service Brown Bess Flintlock Musket - NSN, 78 cal., 37 1/4 inch round bbl., brown finish, walnut stock. This musket is pictured and discussed on pages 235-240 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial Era and American Revolutionary War Arms” by George Moller and has his discreet “GDM” collection stamp in tiny letters near the toe. He notes the lock dates the musket to after 1777-1778. The lock has the Georgian cipher at center, a small “B&S” (Blair & Sutherlands, c. 1799-1811) marking below the Ordnance mark, and “TOWER” at the tail. The barrel has the front sight/bayonet stud set back from the muzzle, a “B” on the upper right in the breech section, Ordnance proofs on top at the breech, and a “*/IW” marker’s mark on the upper left at the breech. The furniture is all brass. On the Sea Service muskets, there are no forend caps and no ramrod entry pipes. The front ramrod pipe has a retention spring to secure the steel ramrod. Sling swivels are fitted to the trigger guard and between the ramrod pipes, and a black leather sling is mounted. There is a light “crown/TA” after the flat side plate, and a storekeeper mark is on the right side of the butt. The right side also has a neatly carved “B No 5” marking, and the left side has “6,”“BC,” and “38” in slightly cruder carving. CONDITION: Very good with a blend of dark patina and applied brown on the barrel and lock, mild pitting concentrated at the breech, attractive aged patina on the furniture, and generally mild overall wear. The stock is also very good and has distinct markings and carving, relatively minor overall wear such as scratches and dings, and a few divots and slight hairline cracks. Mechanically fine. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500