Original 19th Century Southern European Barbary Pirate Flintlock Hand Blunderbuss - circa 1800 Russian Navy remaining aloft for 36 hours

remaining aloft for 36 hours

Allies perhaps for use at Military Funerals

HAMBURG 19

BUDISCHOWSKY / WIEN / 1939

The steel has a nice patina of age

Original 19th Century Southern European Barbary Pirate Flintlock Hand Blunderbuss - circa 1800 Russian Navy remaining aloft for 36 hoursOriginal item: One of a Kind. The form of this "Hand Blunderbuss" is that of a shoulder fired weapon, but in fact these were carried in one hand. Fitted with a 9" swamped iron barrel measuring 19" overall, this is fitted with a saddle ring on the left side for attaching to a body sling allowing the seaman to climb aloft without fear of losing his pistol. The Barbary Pirates became a real problem in the early 1800's and it needed the new Nation of the