“The Killer of Wolves” Folding Stock Flintlock Blunderbuss | Italian Wolf Killer Muzzleloader

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I’ve not seen many like this one before, this original flintlock blunderbuss is the great grandfather of the modern folding stocked shotgun, but with more style. Much like in the Western US in the early 20th century, Wolves were hunted to near extinction in Italy by the mid 1800s. Muzzleloaders like this one may have been one of the choice tools from hunting the Italian Wolf in the 18th and 19th centuries.

This particular style is often called an "Assassino di lupe", which translates to “Killer of Wolves”

More information on this piece and the history of Lazarino is available at ILoveMuzzleloading.com

Apart from the hinge, this is a typical hunting piece. There is some light carving on the stock and engraving on the lock assembly. The breech section of the barrel is engraved with scrollwork and wavy line patterns and marked "LAZARO * LAZARINO" on top and "LB" on the left. The barrel has an elliptical muzzle which measures 2 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches tall.. The iron furniture is also decorated with scroll patterns along with repeating eagle motifs. The sideplate has two holes for mounting a now absent saddle ring or hook. I’ve since seen one other example of a folding blunderbuss like this that featured a long hook attached to the side plate, much like a pistol would have a belt hook

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