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Proof marks.
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The proof marks indicate to me that yes, it may be the real thing.
Then again, the only way to really know is to take it to someone who actually has a hands on knowledge of these things.
There have been a lot of forgeries over the years and without an expert looking it over it's hard to say one way or the other.
Then again, the only way to really know is to take it to someone who actually has a hands on knowledge of these things.
There have been a lot of forgeries over the years and without an expert looking it over it's hard to say one way or the other.
Very nice... sold by the Thomas Ketland firm, (they didn't actually make the guns - they were merchants) probably ca. 1800. I don't think I've ever seen a convincing "fake" blunderbuss (i.e. one purposely made to deceive a knowledgable collector). There are two basic "patterns" of Ketland blunderbuss. Both with spring bayonets. In addition to those like yours, there is another with a half stock, the spring bayonet on the bottom of the barrel and the ramrod on the left side.
