Original Danish / Norwegian Flintlock Military Blunderbuss with Safety Dog and Steel Barrel - Circa 1800 Russian Field Gear As flintlocks these probably date

As flintlocks these probably date to around 1810 with Percussion conversion probably being undertaken in the late 1830s or 1840s

500 killed

The 2nd Battalion was held in the woods all through the day

One of the new uniform regulations

it was manufactured from boiled leather

Original Danish / Norwegian Flintlock Military Blunderbuss with Safety Dog and Steel Barrel - Circa 1800 Russian Field Gear As flintlocks these probably dateOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Danish Norwegian military blunderbuss, designed for use on land by ground soldiers. It is fitted with a lovely "Doglock" style lock, which features a safety "dog" to the rear of the hammer, which would be engaged once the lock was set to half cock. While the lock design does have a true functional half cock position, they did not want to risk accidental discharge, so the dog was fitted,