This large blunderbuss is pictured and discussed on pages 278-280 of "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume 1: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms" by George Moller where it is noted as by George Fisher, Jr. and as possibly manufactured c. 1687. He notes that the bore is 1 1/8 inches at the breech and flares to 1 1/4 inches 3 inches from the muzzle and then flares out rapidly. It features a true doglock with a horizontally acting sear and only a full-cock notch on the tumbler. It has a dog catch behind the cock and a beveled edge on the tail terminating in a teat. The lock is secured by three screws. The trigger bar extends up through the lock mortise and pivots on a pin through the stock above the lock mortise. The barrel has sea serpent shaped maker's mark with "GF" followed by early London proof marks. The furniture is iron and includes a band on the forend tip, a stud passing through the stock starting on the right side of the stock believed to have been used to steady the gun, a trigger guard with front screw that passed through the stock and secures the iron barrel tang, and a buttplate with a long comb extension. The stock has a nicely shaped comb, rounded butt, and George Moller's discreet "GDM" collection mark stamped near the toe. Provenance: The George Moller Collection