Original French Napoleonic Swivel Blunderbuss Captured by HMS Alacrity in 1807 from the French Ship Friedland Ancient During the Night of the

During the Night of the Long Knives

Overall honest wear and very nice looking brass with a nice patina and scabbard shows signs of over-cleaning but all original

- Walnut horizontal fore grip with sling swivel and steel grip mount bar with screw

comes complete with dyed fur collar

Original French Napoleonic Swivel Blunderbuss Captured by HMS Alacrity in 1807 from the French Ship Friedland Ancient During the Night of theOriginal Item. One of a kind. This is a head turner. Dating from the late 18th century, this is a continental Iron barrel flintlock ship's swivel gun bluderbuss of massive proportions. It has an overall length of 49 inches, and the the 31 inch iron barrel has an oval muzzle that measures four inches across. The large wood stock comes almost all the way to the muzzle and is supported in the middle by a truly enormous swivel yoke, with a 5" x 1" base