British Flintlock Brass Barrel Blunderbuss Pistol Dated 1776 Night Sights a brass drift

a brass drift

also spelled knobkerrie

To support the head of the tube

This is from the wonderful Napoleonic Wars collection we acquired in England within the past few years featuring a a rare British East India Company Officer's Commission dated October 28th

the steel blade itself being just 8" x 6" mounted on a wood handle

British Flintlock Brass Barrel Blunderbuss Pistol Dated 1776 Night Sights a brass driftOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely interesting, gorgeous British Flintlock Pistol by JOVER measuring just 11" overall with a brass blunderbuss barrel of 5. 25". Of early style with no frizzen re enforcement bar on the flash pan the lock is marked with "Crown G. R." with the Maker's name across the lock tail together with the date of 1776. An extremely unusual Pistol in that the dating of Military lock plates had essentially ceased