FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY SPENCER CIRCA 1770

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AN EARLY COACHING BLUNDERBUSS BY SPENCER WITH UN-BRIDLED PANĀ  AND ACORN TRIGGER GUARD FINIAL CIRCA 1770. LOCK IN GOOD WORKING ORDER WITH STRONG SPRINGS. LIGHT GREY PATINA, NO PITTING. STOCK HAS HAD WOODWORM IN THE PAST WHICH HAS BEEN DEALT WITH. BARREL A LITTLE OVER 12 INCHES WITH LONDON PROOF MARKS. WITH SPRUNG LOADED TOP BAYONET. THE RELEASE FOR THE BAYONET ALL GOOD AND WORKING. STRONG RELEASE SPRING, HOWEVER, THE SMALL CATCH WHICH SITS ON TOP OF THE MUZZLE IS ABSENT, SO THE BAYONET DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. AN EASY JOB FOR THE GUNSMITH OR RESTORER TO MAKE A REPLACEMENT OF. WITH IT ORIGINAL HORN TIPPED LOADING ROD WITH STEEL WORM. OVERALL LENGTH, 28 INCHES. FINE QUALITY EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE