Original Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol with Full Stock and Brass Inlaid Engraved Barrel - circa 1850 German Afrikakorp 1925 in Ohio and passed

1925 in Ohio and passed away on August 7th

Gabriel and Ruth Eaker

they soon realized that many more combatants’ lives could be saved if wounds were first treated near the front rather than at far-away base hospitals

and some areas of original bluing still present

It is not unreasonable that the Birch Family of Cambridge knew Cromwell and at some time acquired this relic

Original Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol with Full Stock and Brass Inlaid Engraved Barrel - circa 1850 German Afrikakorp 1925 in Ohio and passedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a Classic example of a 19th Century Ottoman Blunderbuss! Dating to around 1850, the "Hand" blunderbuss mimics the shape of a full sized blunderbuss of the period but is scaled down for use with one hand. It is full stocked with a "pistol grip" style wrist and butt stock with a butt plate. The stock has hand checkering around the wrist, along with a brass escutcheon on the back. The blunderbuss barrel is 10 3 4"