Lot 44
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY WATERS.
A heavy construction Flintlock Blunderbuss, with Waters and George 111 crown on the lockplate. Brass 15.3/4" flared muzzle barrel, with underslung ramrod. The steel lockplate has a brass backplate and escutcheon plate behind. Brass furniture with London Proof Marks on the barrel. 31.3/4" overall length.
John Waters was working between 1767 and 1781, after that date known as John Waters & Son (Birmingham)
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