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5929158 Blunderbuss with spring bayonet issued to Irish Volunteers, c.c.1815 (blunderbuss, flintlock) by Wood, Joseph (1778-1830); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Blunderbuss with spring bayonet issued to Irish Volunteers, 1815 (c). The blunderbuss was a popular weapon for defending homes and property in the 18th century and after 1770 began to be produced with a spring bayonet. However, by 1800 its popularity had begun to wane and it would have been considered a virtually obsolete weapon by the military. In Ireland however the blunderbuss was always a popular weapon and indeed it remained so into Victorian times. When the Irish Volunteers requested arms during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) many old and obsolete weapons would have been provided, including blunderbusses. This particular weapon is unusual in having steel rather than a brass barrel. It also has a maker?s name, taken to be Joseph Wood of York, who specialised in the manufacture of these weapons.); by National Army Museum .
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