BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDON, NO. 9347 FOR 1826

Details

A Fine Cased 13-Bore D.B. Percussion Gun For Ball Or Shot
By John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 9347 for 1826
With browned twist barrels signed on the rib and with silver fore-sight, engraved case-hardened patent breeches each with pierced platinum plug, grooved case-hardened tang finely engraved with scrollwork, signed serial numbered scroll engraved case-hardened patent locks each with vertical sear (Patent No. 4577 of 30 July 1821), and vertical projection allowing the lock-retaining screw to pass through the patent breeches, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, scroll engraved iron mounts, silver escutcheon, original brass-mounted ramrod, and some original finish: in fitted mahogany case lined in blue velvet and fitted with two locks, complete with a spare pair of lock mechanisms, and numerous accessories including planished iron powder-flask, Robinson Patent shot gauge, and a pair of gloves, the lid with trade label of William Smith, No. 59 Princes Street, Leicester Square for circa 1820-30, the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle and circular escutcheon, London proof marks, the barrels forged by Charles Lancaster
30in. (76.2cm.) barrels

Provenance

Admiral Sir Edward Codrington
Thence by descent to General Sir Frederick Codrington, who gave it to the late owner

Literature

W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, p. 102, plates 43, 44, 56, 57
Idem, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, plate 397
D.H.L. Back, The Mantons 1782-1878, p. 52, plates 40a-b, 57a-b

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851), of Dodington in Gloucestershire, was a distinguished naval officer who experienced active service throughout the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Trafalgar, and then, in 1814, in North America. In 1826 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean and became involved in the War of Greek Independence, culminating in victory at the Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. Though the battle was politically controversial, Codrington received many honours, eventually reaching the highest rank in the Navy, from which he retired in 1842

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