Lot Essay
See footnote to lot 34
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BY H.W. MORTIMER & CO., GUN-MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
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A Pair Of 34-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols
By H.W. Mortimer & Co., Gun-Makers to his Majesty, London, circa 1800
With turn-off barrels engraved with a band of chevron ornament at the rear, border engraved actions signed in an oval on the left side and within scrolls on the right, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, and flat-sided figured walnut butts, in contemporary "shoddies", London proof marks
5¾in. (14.6cm.) (4)
By H.W. Mortimer & Co., Gun-Makers to his Majesty, London, circa 1800
With turn-off barrels engraved with a band of chevron ornament at the rear, border engraved actions signed in an oval on the left side and within scrolls on the right, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, and flat-sided figured walnut butts, in contemporary "shoddies", London proof marks
5¾in. (14.6cm.) (4)
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