Original 18th Century British Naval Flintlock Brass Barrel Blunderbuss by Joseph Farmer - Dated 1744 German Ordnance (Pilot Base)

(Pilot Base)

Bearing the original style "US" in oval-embossing

Weight:  In its present condition

Rotary-block breech

so we believe it to be his

Original 18th Century British Naval Flintlock Brass Barrel Blunderbuss by Joseph Farmer - Dated 1744 German Ordnance (Pilot Base)Original Item. One of a Kind. This is a really early Walnut stocked brass barrel British Naval Blunderbuss, made by JOSEPH FARMER, worked from 1718 until 1762. A recognized Contractor to the Crown, FARMER supplied 46" and 42" Brown Bess Muskets and Dragoon pistols, many of which were used in the American Revolutionary War. This blunderbuss is 31" in overall length, with a 15 1 2" swamped barrel bearing British Proof marks. It is signed I. FARMER 1744