Rare Blunderbuss with folding bayonet

Matchlock · 3rd January 2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Matchlock

Hi Marcus,
The pitting seems due to salty sea climate, which did not as much harm to the case-hardened surface of the lock as it did to the 'soft'-iron barrel.

That's why blunderbusses for sea service mostly featured brass barrels ...

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Fernando K · 3rd January 2014, 12:57 PM

Hello:

Here I upload the photos (bad) Trip of a blunderbuss, with brass barrel, Birmingham hallmarks, after 1813. In the plate (plate) of the key (lock) TWIGG name is registered (I think it's fake) with folding bayonet, but the top of the barrel.

Afectuosmente. Fernando K

Fernando K · 3rd January 2014, 01:08 PM

Hello:

Moore pics:

Fernando K

Marcus den toom · 3rd January 2014, 01:31 PM

Hi Fernando K,

Thank you very much for the blunderbuss pictures. They are good enough to see the mechanism.

You are absolutly right Michael, if it wheren't for the high cost they would have made there cannons of brass more often as well (some swiffel guns where made of brass).

edit: the blunderbuss from Twigg looks real enough to me. There are 4 twigg's and one Twigg & Bass in Der Neue Stockel on page 1307 (book2). The blunderbuss in the pictures are most likely of John Twigg (1732-1790) i think in Piccadili,London Great brittain where he worked from 1776-1788.

Fernando K · 3rd January 2014, 02:35 PM

Marcus:

The barrel (barrel) has the hallmarks of Birmingham, 1813 onwards. If they stopped working TWIGG (or died) in 1788, spent 25 years (or more) to use a key (lock) .... Precisely, this is a very common procedure, falsifying the origin to give more category. For example, here in Argentina are military weapons, produced in Belgium, with fake punches and English word TOWER, and even crowned GR (But with the punch ELG)

Affectionately. Fernando K

Marcus den toom · 3rd January 2014, 03:33 PM

Hi Fernando K,

There is also an Edward Twigg from 1838-45 working in Birmingham at 34 Whittall street.

Fernando K · 3rd January 2014, 04:32 PM

Marcus:

Mmmmmm ................... 1834 was already well established percussion system ............

Affectionately. Fernando K

thinreadline · 4th January 2014, 06:38 PM

Marcus , for best quality restoration work I would recommend Peter Dyson in England (www.peterdyson.co.uk)

3rd January 2014, 12:57 PM	#2
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello: Here I upload the photos (bad) Trip of a blunderbuss, with brass barrel, Birmingham hallmarks, after 1813. In the plate (plate) of the key (lock) TWIGG name is registered (I think it's fake) with folding bayonet, but the top of the barrel. Afectuosmente. Fernando K Attached Images

3rd January 2014, 01:08 PM	#3
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Hello: Moore pics: Fernando K Attached Images

3rd January 2014, 01:31 PM	#4
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Hi Fernando K, Thank you very much for the blunderbuss pictures. They are good enough to see the mechanism. You are absolutly right Michael, if it wheren't for the high cost they would have made there cannons of brass more often as well (some swiffel guns where made of brass). edit: the blunderbuss from Twigg looks real enough to me. There are 4 twigg's and one Twigg & Bass in Der Neue Stockel on page 1307 (book2). The blunderbuss in the pictures are most likely of John Twigg (1732-1790) i think in Piccadili,London Great brittain where he worked from 1776-1788.

3rd January 2014, 02:35 PM	#5
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Marcus: The barrel (barrel) has the hallmarks of Birmingham, 1813 onwards. If they stopped working TWIGG (or died) in 1788, spent 25 years (or more) to use a key (lock) .... Precisely, this is a very common procedure, falsifying the origin to give more category. For example, here in Argentina are military weapons, produced in Belgium, with fake punches and English word TOWER, and even crowned GR (But with the punch ELG) Affectionately. Fernando K

3rd January 2014, 03:33 PM	#6
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Hi Fernando K, There is also an Edward Twigg from 1838-45 working in Birmingham at 34 Whittall street.

3rd January 2014, 04:32 PM	#7
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 671	Marcus: Mmmmmm ................... 1834 was already well established percussion system ............ Affectionately. Fernando K

4th January 2014, 06:38 PM	#8
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	Marcus , for best quality restoration work I would recommend Peter Dyson in England (www.peterdyson.co.uk)