C1790 Wheeler Dublin City Registered (DC-572) Brass Barrelled Muzzle Loading Flintlock C1843 Converted To Percussion Blunderbuss. Sn 23484:65 blunderbuss Muzzleloader Various

C1790 Wheeler Dublin City Registered (DC-572) Brass Barrelled Muzzle Loading Flintlock C1843 Converted To Percussion Blunderbuss. Sn 23484:65 - 23484:65

Oliver Wheeler is the first notable gunmaker of the family, recorded operating in Dublin as early as 1772, and trading in Kilkenny between 1783 and 1795.The Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while until August 1846. There were 39 districts (34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City) each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. This an excellent Dublin City Registered percussion Blunderbuss signed ‘Wheeler Dublin’ most likely Oliver, nipple & drum converted from Flintlock. It is 33" overall with a 1 ½” muzzle width bell mouth, 17 ¾” long Brass Cannon barrel stepped to octagonal at the breech. The top of the barrel is stamped with ‘Dublin City’ registration mark ‘DC-572’ and has the makers name ‘Wheeler Dublin’. The barrel has crisp black powder proof marks and the smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. It has a steel lock engraved ‘Wheeler’. Its original Walnut stock has brass mounts including butt plate, trigger guard with extended tang and acorn finial and ram rod flutes. It has its wood ram rod with brass end cap and it cocks and dry fires as it should. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 23484:65

£1,975.00