FINE AND RARE OTTOMAN GOLD AND SILVER MOUNTED BLUNDERBUSS CIRCA 1800 MADE FOR OTTOMAN PALACE GUARDS.

NSN. Cal. 1.25. This beautiful and elegant blunderbuss is from a known series of similar arms thought to have been made for Ottoman palace guards. 30″ overall with 19-1/4″ swamped bbl flaring to 1-1/4″ at muzzle. About 60% of surface of bbl is inlaid with gold arabesques as is lock, cock and battery. Stock is profusely inset with silver wire and gilded brass & silver insets over most of its length as seen in photos. The brass mounts are relief cast with gilt. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Steel is an overall gray patina with virtually all of gold insets intact. Insets and stock are 98% intact with discernible loss of two narrow 4″ silver strips framing buttplate. Top of buttplate comb has 2-1/2″ contemporary silver arabesque which is not en suite with the rest of decoration. Stock is sound with one small noticeable hairline and a few small reductions. Mechanics are fine with smooth pitted bore. 52995-9 JS (5,000-7,000) – Lot 3124

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3124	$4,600.00	FINE AND RARE OTTOMAN GOLD AND SILVER MOUNTED BLUNDERBUSS CIRCA 1800 MADE FOR OTTOMAN PALACE GUARDS. NSN. Cal. 1.25. This beautiful and elegant blunderbuss is from a known series of similar arms thought to have been made for Ottoman palace guards. 30″ overall with 19-1/4″ swamped bbl flaring to 1-1/4″ at muzzle. About 60% of surface of bbl is inlaid with gold arabesques as is lock, cock and battery. Stock is profusely inset with silver wire and gilded brass & silver insets over most of its length as seen in photos. The brass mounts are relief cast with gilt. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Steel is an overall gray patina with virtually all of gold insets intact. Insets and stock are 98% intact with discernible loss of two narrow 4″ silver strips framing buttplate. Top of buttplate comb has 2-1/2″ contemporary silver arabesque which is not en suite with the rest of decoration. Stock is sound with one small noticeable hairline and a few small reductions. Mechanics are fine with smooth pitted bore. 52995-9 JS (5,000-7,000) – Lot 3124 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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FINE AND RARE OTTOMAN GOLD AND SILVER MOUNTED BLUNDERBUSS CIRCA 1800 MADE FOR OTTOMAN PALACE GUARDS.