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BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
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AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF 45-BORE FLINTLOCK BOXLOCK POCKET PISTOLS
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
With turn-off barrels, one barrel and breech numbered '1', signed actions each engraved with martial trophies, each converted to fire via a button trigger protruding through the upper tang with sliding safety-catch fitted through the original trigger aperture, and figured flat-sided walnut butts (some scattered pitting to barrels and actions, both cocks and steels expertly replaced, trigger-guards removed at time of conversion), London proof marks
6¾in. (17.1cm.) long (2)
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
With turn-off barrels, one barrel and breech numbered '1', signed actions each engraved with martial trophies, each converted to fire via a button trigger protruding through the upper tang with sliding safety-catch fitted through the original trigger aperture, and figured flat-sided walnut butts (some scattered pitting to barrels and actions, both cocks and steels expertly replaced, trigger-guards removed at time of conversion), London proof marks
6¾in. (17.1cm.) long (2)