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Royal Navy Flintlock Blunderbuss by Bartolomeo Scalafiot - 24 cm long two-stage octagonal to elliptical wedged-retained brass barrel with baluster turned rings at the transition. Nominally 3 x 6 cm elliptical bore. Above the breeches engraved silver-plated anchor under the royal crown. Smooth flintlock, marked ”Scalafiot A Turin”. Smooth walnut stock with iron furniture. Triggerguard with engraved inscription ”Gli uffiziali della/RN Santa Barbara/28. Dic. 1786”. Iron ramrod. Kingdom of Sardinia 1786, length 61 cm. Bartolomeo Scalfiot (sometimes written as Scalafiotti or Scalsiot) was a Torino based gunmaker who worked 1781-1798. Condition 1-