Original 18th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Inlaid Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol -c.1750-1800 U.S. Civil War and looks to be made

and looks to be made of cotton or linen

It should be included in any collection of WW 1 or WW 2 display guns

Comic Strip Bringing Up Father aka Jiggs and Maggie:

shows some pitting from long storage in less then ideal conditions

In the British Army

Original 18th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Inlaid Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol -c.1750-1800 U.S. Civil War and looks to be madeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is just lovely, a flintlock blunderbuss pistol dating to the last half of the 18th Century, 1750 1800. The swamped blunderbuss barrel is heavily inlaid with silver in swirls on the top, encompassing the entire barrel length of 9 1 2". The grip is designed like a small shoulder arm's butt, fully carved and also inlaid with silver wire. Measuring 19" in overall length, there is no provision for a ramrod, as is