Blunderbuss
Henry Nock (fl.c1770 - 1804)
Category
Arms and armour
Date
circa 1815 - 1820
Materials
iron, wood, brass
Measurements
720 mm (L); 130 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 284837
Summary
Flintlock blunderbuss, c1815, signed H. Nock, London. One of 7 contemporary George III blunderbusses.
Full description
Flintlock blunderbuss, signed H. Nock, London. A good quality Birmingham-made blunderbuss, bearing post 1813 Birmingham proof marks and signed with the name of the well known London gunmaker, Henry Nock. Henry Nock, was active from 1770 but died in 1804. One of five similar guns marked Nock, plus two others of contemporary date, together with a wooden wall rack. Brass round barrel with turned mouldings and a flared muzzle. The breech with Birmingham proof marks (post 1813 and inscribed LONDON. Retained to the stock by 2 barrel pins. Wooden ramrod with brass tip. Barrel length 30.4cm Diameter at muzzle 32.5mm. Walnut full stock with chequered wrist. Engraved brass furniture comprising; butt-plate, trigger guard, escutcheon and 2 ramrod pipes. Engraved flintlock, the plate of flat form with a stepped tail and inscribed H. NOCK. Frizzen spring missing. Retained to the stock by 2 sidenails. Overall length 71.5cm
Provenance
Bought at auction form Mellors and Kirk in Nottingham.
Marks and inscriptions
No. 5 (on hanging label) Barrel top: London Lockplate: H.Nock
Makers and roles
Henry Nock (fl.c1770 - 1804), gunsmith
References
Blackmore, 1986: Howard Blackmore: A Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350-1850