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#27-300 - Pirate Blunderbuss Framed Set
Pirate Gear
#10-18 Leatherette Tricorn Hat
16" x 16"
one size fits most.
16" x 16"
one size fits most.
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$55.00
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$79.95
Decorative Boxed and Framed Sets of Classic and Historic Replica Firearms
Our classic Buccaneer flintlock blunderbuss, with working flintlock mechanism and simulated brass barrel and pirate face butt cap is mounted on a stained pine plaque with brass skull and swords pirate hangers, and complete with a vintage engraving of a pirate attack and brass identification plate. Avast, Matey -- if pirates are your thing, don't miss this one!
HISTORY: Though we tend to think of pirates today as renegades and outlaws terrorizing ships at sea (think Somalia), many early pirates of the 16th century were more like paid mercenaries, hired by European governments to harry the ships and interrupt the trade of enemy countries. These hired pirates, called privateers, operated under "letters of marque", which were, essentially, letters bearing the king's (or queen's) seal, giving the privateers permission to steal whatever they could from the ships of other countries, as long as they split the take with the crown that employed them.
Kings and queens were always looking for revenue to finance wars and other endeavors, and this "legalized piracy" was an important source of revenue for England and other countries. The British vice admiral and privateer, Sir Francis Drake, operated under such an arrangement with Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century, making life miserable for Spanish sea captains hauling treasure from the New World back to Spain. Innocence or guilt was mainly a point of view. He was a hero in England who was knighted by the queen, but the Spanish put a huge price on his head and would have cheerfully separated it from his shoulders if they had caught him.
The letters of marque protected the pirates from prosecution in the country that hired them, but they were certainly subject to be strung up from "the highest yardarm" if they were captured by one of the other countries whose ships they plundered .
HISTORY: Though we tend to think of pirates today as renegades and outlaws terrorizing ships at sea (think Somalia), many early pirates of the 16th century were more like paid mercenaries, hired by European governments to harry the ships and interrupt the trade of enemy countries. These hired pirates, called privateers, operated under "letters of marque", which were, essentially, letters bearing the king's (or queen's) seal, giving the privateers permission to steal whatever they could from the ships of other countries, as long as they split the take with the crown that employed them.
Kings and queens were always looking for revenue to finance wars and other endeavors, and this "legalized piracy" was an important source of revenue for England and other countries. The British vice admiral and privateer, Sir Francis Drake, operated under such an arrangement with Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century, making life miserable for Spanish sea captains hauling treasure from the New World back to Spain. Innocence or guilt was mainly a point of view. He was a hero in England who was knighted by the queen, but the Spanish put a huge price on his head and would have cheerfully separated it from his shoulders if they had caught him.
The letters of marque protected the pirates from prosecution in the country that hired them, but they were certainly subject to be strung up from "the highest yardarm" if they were captured by one of the other countries whose ships they plundered .
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$107.95
#27-145 - Pirate Flintlock Boxed Set
#16-20 Leather-wrapped telescope - functional 3 sleeve telescope is constructed of real brass and wrapped in leather. This is a realistic-looking replica, great for any historic nautical or pirate decoration or theatrical need.
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This set includes our best-selling pirate flintlockin antique gunmetal gray with a skull and crossbones on the one piece, solid wood grip (see enlargement detail) in a handmade wood box with a treasure map and six simulated gold and silver doubloons. Box is 14.75" x 7.25" x 2.5".
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