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Firearms
1530. Dutch Admiralty flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1720, very rare and important. 15 lb, 33-1/2” long. This is basically a handheld
cannon, with massive 1-1/4”-bore reinforced brass barrel supported by extra-thick walnut stock (as thick as 2-1/2” at the butt), plain brass
furniture and unengraved lock but stamped on barrel at breech with prominent Dutch admiralty logo consisting of the letters OADM (Ad-
miralty on the Maas River), ivory sight at muzzle end, period replacement wooden ramrod and brass muzzle-band, otherwise untouched and
original and highly desirable, first of its kind we have ever heard of. (Packing and shipping to be invoiced separately.) Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
1531. Dutch shipboard flintlock musket, 1700s. 6 lb 6 oz, 45” long. Typical firearm (shorter in length than standard infantry weapons)
supplied by Dutch arms merchants for use on board ships during the American Revolutionary War, with octagonal-to-round barrel, plain
brass furniture, unengraved lock (complete and functional), original steel ramrod. (Packing and shipping to be invoiced separately.) With
photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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