Original French Flintlock Brass Blunderbuss Pistol with Spring Loaded Bayonet & Silver Wire Inlay - circa 1785 Category_Receiver five probable and 13 damaged

five probable and 13 damaged

The Union cavalry also continued to “come of age” and showed that it was no longer a joke or a punching bag for its Southern opponent

Even excellent examples are difficult to read

but of post war manufacture

the German Empire in Berlin demanded Russian demobilization

Original French Flintlock Brass Blunderbuss Pistol with Spring Loaded Bayonet & Silver Wire Inlay - circa 1785 Category_Receiver five probable and 13 damagedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very interesting, almost certainly FRENCH made brass blunderbuss pistol, which features a fully functional spring loaded bayonet under the barrel. When the trigger guard is pulled rearward, the bayonet swings forward and locks into place in an instant, definitely increasing the defense potential of the pistol. Unsigned without visible proof marks, this has an unmistakable French type wood silver wire