brass barrel blunderbuss

Owen · 10th January 2011, 09:44 AM

Locked away in a family attic. I have found this. It has been used and badly looked after(brass had to be shiny). It was used as the farm lunch bell for many years and now shut away for the last 40 or so years. If any one could help Id it better. Did have a load of some thing in the barrel not sure what but I had to clear it out all the same.

on the out side of the lock is the name "MOORE". In side the lock are an "I*S". Proof marks on the barrel. small oval with a crown? and a G?. A small mark with a D.M and some thing over head that has been warn down and another small oval with a crown? or M? over a V. no other marks on the barrel could bee seen. is 32" overall 16" barrel bore is around the 3/4" opening out to 1 1/4". Could this have been a conversion from flint(family stories say it was) but I dont think so, the lock fits very well. I have high res pic if any one can help. Thanks for any help. This is a big hole in the family history, it has allways been there and no one can remember how it got there and I wish to save it from the restoration of the brother's heavy hand.

Owen.

10th January 2011, 09:44 AM	#1
Owen Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	brass barrel blunderbuss Locked away in a family attic. I have found this. It has been used and badly looked after(brass had to be shiny). It was used as the farm lunch bell for many years and now shut away for the last 40 or so years. If any one could help Id it better. Did have a load of some thing in the barrel not sure what but I had to clear it out all the same. on the out side of the lock is the name "MOORE". In side the lock are an "I*S". Proof marks on the barrel. small oval with a crown? and a G?. A small mark with a D.M and some thing over head that has been warn down and another small oval with a crown? or M? over a V. no other marks on the barrel could bee seen. is 32" overall 16" barrel bore is around the 3/4" opening out to 1 1/4". Could this have been a conversion from flint(family stories say it was) but I dont think so, the lock fits very well. I have high res pic if any one can help. Thanks for any help. This is a big hole in the family history, it has allways been there and no one can remember how it got there and I wish to save it from the restoration of the brother's heavy hand. Owen.