Three little Blunderbuss's

[hawkeye1755]

EDWARD NICHOLSON, circa 1690
Edward Nicholson was apprenticed to Robert Silke in 1668, elected Master of the Gunmaker’s Company in 1697, contractor to Ordnance 1687-11, East India Company 1700, Hudson’s Bay Company 1687-1712

HENRY DELANY circa 1720
Henry Delany, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Free of the Gunmaker’s Company by redemption in 1715, at ”˜the Cross Guns in Longacre’ in 1718.

R. WILSON OF LONDON, circa 1760
Robert Wilson was made Free of the Gunmaker’s Company in 1742 and Master in 1764. He was gun-maker to the Hudson’s Bay Company from 1766, he died in 1772

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[fishindoc]

undertaker your pics are always amazing and of interest
keep them coming they're greatly appreciated
joe
aka fishindoc

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'll take the Wilson gun please. :bow:

 

[hawkeye1755]

I'll take the Wilson gun please. :bow:

Yip, that's also my favorite. :thumbsup:
Oh,price is from £10,000to £25,000 so ca.$20,000 to $50,000
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[torn moc]

Arent B-besses SWEET?

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I love all of them!
Here are two more of modern descent.....

 

[JiminTexas]

Dang, and I thought that this thread was going to be a fary tale about blowing houses down and fighting off the big bad wolf.

 

[Leonredbeard]

Wouldn't that be three little Blunderbie? :rotf: :blah: :youcrazy:
volatpluvia

 

[WRussell]

John Le Maire, circa 1710. And it didn't cost any $20,000!! (Crikey - you sure you got those prices right?)
And yes, blunderbusses are sweet!

 

[hawkeye1755]

(Crikey - you sure you got those prices right?)

Sorry to say, yes.They are from Peter Finer, St James's, London.
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[WRussell]

Oh, well - Peter Finer. That explains it. He definitely seems to focus on the high end stuff.