Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blunderbuss
Object Number:
INV.5732
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 15 7/8 in. ( 40.3 cm )
Overall: 31 in. ( 78.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: lockplate: "HARLEY"
stamped: barrel: "P" "V" (both below crown); "TH"
Description:
Wood, iron, and brass flintlock blunderbuss; brass cannon barrel with decorative ring, crimping at bore, and raised shell carving around iron tang; brass furniture with floral trigger guard, shell-shaped escutcheon plate, and decorative side plate with scalloped and floral designs; trumpet head iron ramrod with two pipes; floral engravings on barrel, tail of lockplate, trigger guard, and buttplate; stamped mark at center of brass lockplate; stamped proofs at breech end of barrel.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.