BLUNDERBUSS FROM YORK MAIL

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Originally Posted by Matchlock

Hi folks,

Are you sure that these posts on knives are placed in the right thread on a blunderbuss?!

Best,
Michael

Hi Michael,

I would humbly argue it is relevant in the context of the question surrounding the font type that appears in the stamp(s) used on the muzzle... While it is commonly accepted that such font types did not appear until the 4th quarter of the 19th century, there seem to be multiple examples of the use of such a font well before the 'accepted' timeframe...

The presence of possible evidence supportive of an earlier (though surely uncommon) use of such a font type in dye stamps might prevent us from prematurely dismissing the stamps as inauthentic.

That being said, I recently saw at auction two very well done fakes, including a pistol that incorporated an original barrel but with questionable (if not altogether spurious) markings...