Original British Iron Barrel Dog Lock Blunderbuss Circa 1700 Flintlock Pistols revealing the control panel

revealing the control panel

The action is marked as follows: FAIT : PAR : BREZIN : A : PARIS : AN : 1812

Constructed of 100% genuine leather in correct war time drum dyed caramel brown with steel fixtures including U

It is a solid celluloid type and is in good condition

as opposed to a drop down lever

Original British Iron Barrel Dog Lock Blunderbuss Circa 1700 Flintlock Pistols revealing the control panelOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a very early London made iron barrel blunderbuss by the well documented maker Godfrey Taylor. The Dog Lock ignition system is marked "G. TAYLOR" and is covered in strawberry leaf engravings typical of the period. Godfrey Taylor is recorded in Stockel as having worked from 1678 1701 however in Bill Ahern's wonderful volume MUSKETS OF THE REVOLUTION on page 14, there is a somewhat similar lock of Military