BLUNDERBUSS
I WOULD LOVE SOME INFO FROM ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION ON A GEORGE ALEP BLUNDERBUSS. ITS FRENCH I THINK AND IS 17.5 INCHES LONG AND VERY ORNATE. I KNOW NOTHIN ABOUT IT AND WOULD LOVE SOME HELP!
THANKS!EMAIL ME AT ETD3201@AOL.COM IF YOU NEED PICTURES. I CAN'T GET THEM TO LOAD HERE! THANKS!!
THANKS!EMAIL ME AT ETD3201@AOL.COM IF YOU NEED PICTURES. I CAN'T GET THEM TO LOAD HERE! THANKS!!
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I have what I was told was an 18th century naval flintlock blunderbuss. Naval because there is no ramrod since it was loaded below deck and given to the sailors. The gun is 32" long with a 18 1/2" brass barrel. The barrel is half round and half octagonal. The muzzle is 2 1/2 diameter. The barrel interior is rough as though it was sand cast. The stock has no markings, a brass butt plate and the fore end has been replaced. The lock has two markings, a large rampant lion and a small crown(??) over a script "B". The previous owner said these were pre 1812 London proof marks. It's in good shape for its age (the previous owner had fired it- I won't).
Any opinion as to its history or value?
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Need quality photos for accurate identification and valuation.
This link give instructions for posting photos.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2592940 -
Be cool to get one so I can play Uncle Fester.Also being able to drop anything (that will fit the barrel) and then shoot it. Handful of black powder and a handful of tacks [:D][:D][:D]. 0 -
There's one for sale here: http://www.antiquesandguns.com/
The seller lists his e-mail address and phone number. Maybe he can tell you something about yours - unless that is yours, of course!
This Adorable Little Blunderbuss Is Only 17 1/2"
Long. It Was Made By Georges Alep, Probably
French. Highly Engraved With Gold Bands
Inlaid At The Breech, The Stock Has Carved
Designs And Fine Basketweave Checkering.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
There's one for sale here: http://www.antiquesandguns.com/
The seller lists his e-mail address and phone number. Maybe he can tell you something about yours - unless that is yours, of course!
This Adorable Little Blunderbuss Is Only 17 1/2"
Long. It Was Made By Georges Alep, Probably
French. Highly Engraved With Gold Bands
Inlaid At The Breech, The Stock Has Carved
Designs And Fine Basketweave Checkering.
I have seen similar Blunderbuss's to the one in Spider's post, advertised for sale in recent years. They aren't old and have no self defense or paramilitary history. They are made as noise makers and celebratory firearms for use in South Central Europe. For some unknown reason instead of using firecrackers at the local festivals, weddings, christenings etc. It's the local custom to use these older muzzle loading blunderbuss looking things. Most I've seen have been rather basic and plain in appearance not nearly as up scale or highly decorated as the one in Spiders photo.
EDIT #1, Tracked down were I saw a similar "Blunderbuss" percussion muzzle loader. It was in a older Dixie catalog. Dixie was selling them as being "Alpen Fest" or "Bavarian Fest" salute guns or "Bollers". Apparently "Boller" is the name the local folks in Northern Austria and Southern Germany used to describe this particular type of festival gun.0 -
I DID EMAIL THIS GUY AND HE NEVER RESPONDED. I EVEN CALLED HIM TO NO AVAIL. SO LOOKS LIKE I AM STILL AT A LOSS HERE!!quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
There's one for sale here: http://www.antiquesandguns.com/
The seller lists his e-mail address and phone number. Maybe he can tell you something about yours - unless that is yours, of course!
This Adorable Little Blunderbuss Is Only 17 1/2"
Long. It Was Made By Georges Alep, Probably
French. Highly Engraved With Gold Bands
Inlaid At The Breech, The Stock Has Carved
Designs And Fine Basketweave Checkering.0 -
Without pics this is pointless... 0 -
I CAN'T GET THEM TO LOAD HERE. EMAIL ME AT ETD3201@AOL.COM AND I WILL FOWARD THEM TO YOU! THANKS!quote:Originally posted by wpage
Without pics this is pointless...0 -
You can't load pictures to this forum. You will have to load them to a third party site, such as Photobucket.com. Then, when that is done, you merely copy the URL of that saved image into this posting. It looked confusing the first time I tried it, but it really isn't. Give it a try. 0
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