LARGE EAST INDIA COMPANY BLUNDERBUSS BY HENRY NOCK.

LARGE EAST INDIA COMPANY BLUNDERBUSS BY HENRY NOCK. 1-1/4″ dia bore. 22-1/4″ long brass bbl with cannon muzzle. Back 8-1/2″ is oct and marked on left bbl flat crown/”GP” over * over “HN” for Henry Nock over crown/”V”. Top bbl flat marked “NOCK” 1802 and “4” over “VEIC” which is bale/mark for East India Trading Company. Right bbl flat is crown/”4″ and same mark appears on bbl tang. 7″ long military pattern lock is marked under pan crown/”2″ over “NOCK”, behind cock is vertically “1802” over “4” over “VEIC”. Sea-service pattern furniture consists of buttplate, trigger guard, single rammer pipe and Short Land Pattern sideplate. Brass tip ramrod appears to be orig. Accompanied by modern display stand. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: All brass is in excellent condition. Iron bbl tang and lockplate show light surface rust, which could be cleaned to look much better. Light colored walnut is in overall good condition, having one 1″ long stress crack at back of bbl tang not effecting soundness, a 3/4″ x 3/16″ chip missing underneath stock in front of trigger guard, and a few handling nicks and dings. 4-36586 PAS25 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2569	$6,612.50	LARGE EAST INDIA COMPANY BLUNDERBUSS BY HENRY NOCK. 1-1/4″ dia bore. 22-1/4″ long brass bbl with cannon muzzle. Back 8-1/2″ is oct and marked on left bbl flat crown/”GP” over * over “HN” for Henry Nock over crown/”V”. Top bbl flat marked “NOCK” 1802 and “4” over “VEIC” which is bale/mark for East India Trading Company. Right bbl flat is crown/”4″ and same mark appears on bbl tang. 7″ long military pattern lock is marked under pan crown/”2″ over “NOCK”, behind cock is vertically “1802” over “4” over “VEIC”. Sea-service pattern furniture consists of buttplate, trigger guard, single rammer pipe and Short Land Pattern sideplate. Brass tip ramrod appears to be orig. Accompanied by modern display stand. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: All brass is in excellent condition. Iron bbl tang and lockplate show light surface rust, which could be cleaned to look much better. Light colored walnut is in overall good condition, having one 1″ long stress crack at back of bbl tang not effecting soundness, a 3/4″ x 3/16″ chip missing underneath stock in front of trigger guard, and a few handling nicks and dings. 4-36586 PAS25 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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