A Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol by Nicholson

A Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol by Nicholson of London. With belled brass barrel and action in one piece, the former with two mouldings at the muzzle, with border engraved box-lock action, decorated with stands of arms and signed, ‘CORNHILL LONDON’ to the right and ’NICHOLSON’ within an roval to the left, slab sided walnut butt (some losses where the wood meets the action), engraved steel trigger guard, that releases the underslung bayonet (a later replacement), with side mounted brass tipped ramrod.

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