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<p>[QUOTE="Leon Quin, post: 9492559, member: 81990"]The guy who sold it said it was a fake, and at first I thought it was just a nice looking decoration piece but when I removed the rust, polished and oiled it the necessary pieces started to move again, the flint holder cocks back and with some help will shoot forward. It shows signs of usage as well, might be a shame I restored it before I realised it might be a genuine one. I can't find any markings on it so no idea how old it is. This isn't my area of expertise so I don't know what to look for and how it can be valued.</p><p><img src="https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-19o44a3krkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b55e8200bc8dd727924242bf6bb0e1530c40f99b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-tpefbndqrkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=66b9d77bcdf9da05ac46495e40b540d1bdc3d4ed" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>That was before the renovation, this is after.</p><p><img src="https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-xp6vbzqnrkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2f268b1a5da8716d5a31d487d41931b7f9092845" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-atf1m9rurkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4993ad79f89ae4f382aa8477f9dba8e90b52fb86" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leon Quin, post: 9492559, member: 81990"]The guy who sold it said it was a fake, and at first I thought it was just a nice looking decoration piece but when I removed the rust, polished and oiled it the necessary pieces started to move again, the flint holder cocks back and with some help will shoot forward. It shows signs of usage as well, might be a shame I restored it before I realised it might be a genuine one. I can't find any markings on it so no idea how old it is. This isn't my area of expertise so I don't know what to look for and how it can be valued. [IMG]https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-19o44a3krkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b55e8200bc8dd727924242bf6bb0e1530c40f99b[/IMG] [IMG]https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-tpefbndqrkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=66b9d77bcdf9da05ac46495e40b540d1bdc3d4ed[/IMG] That was before the renovation, this is after. [IMG]https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-xp6vbzqnrkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2f268b1a5da8716d5a31d487d41931b7f9092845[/IMG] [IMG]https://preview.redd.it/found-a-blunderbuss-for-80-euros-v0-atf1m9rurkcb1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4993ad79f89ae4f382aa8477f9dba8e90b52fb86[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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