Original British Iron Barrel Dog Lock Blunderbuss Circa 1700 Flintlock Pistols which appears on the underside

which appears on the underside of he British proofed steel barrel

revealing the control panel

as opposed to a drop down lever

it and the bagged charge were obsolescent even as the gun was being introduced to service

Original British Iron Barrel Dog Lock Blunderbuss Circa 1700 Flintlock Pistols which appears on the undersideOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a very early London made iron barrel blunderbuss by the well documented maker Godfrey Taylor. The Dog Lock ignition system is marked "G. TAYLOR" and is covered in strawberry leaf engravings typical of the period. Godfrey Taylor is recorded in Stockel as having worked from 1678 1701 however in Bill Ahern's wonderful volume MUSKETS OF THE REVOLUTION on page 14, there is a somewhat similar lock of Military