Lot Essay
PLEASE SEE FOOTNOTE TO LOT 175.
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BY T. MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 2077, CIRCA 1810
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A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK SAW-HANDLED DUELLING PISTOLS
BY T. MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 2077, CIRCA 1810
WITH REBROWNED TWIST SLIGHTLY SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH SIGNED 'T. MORTIMER & SON. LONDON. GUN-MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY', PLATINUM-LINED TOUCH-HOLES, ENGRAVED TANGS EACH INCORPORATING THE REAR-SIGHT AND CUT WITH A SIGHTING GROOVE EXTENDING ALONG THE TOP OF THE SPUR, ENGRAVED FLAT BOLTED LOCKS EACH SIGNED 'T. MORTIMER & SON' AND WITH FRENCH COCK, SEMI-RAINPROOF PAN AND ROLLER, WALNUT HALF-STOCKS EACH WITH CHEQUERED BUTT, SET TRIGGERS, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SPURRED TRIGGER-GUARDS EACH WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, SILVER ESCUTCHEONS EACH INLET NEAR THE SIDE-NAIL, SILVER BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS AND FORE-END CAPS, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMRODS, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ASSOCIATED RELINED MAHOGANY CASE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BRASS-MOUNTED COPPER THREE-WAY PISTOL-FLASK, THE EXTERIOR WITH BRASS ESCUTCHEON INCORPORATING THE CARRYING HANDLE
10IN. (25.4CM.) BARRELS
BY T. MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 2077, CIRCA 1810
WITH REBROWNED TWIST SLIGHTLY SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH SIGNED 'T. MORTIMER & SON. LONDON. GUN-MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY', PLATINUM-LINED TOUCH-HOLES, ENGRAVED TANGS EACH INCORPORATING THE REAR-SIGHT AND CUT WITH A SIGHTING GROOVE EXTENDING ALONG THE TOP OF THE SPUR, ENGRAVED FLAT BOLTED LOCKS EACH SIGNED 'T. MORTIMER & SON' AND WITH FRENCH COCK, SEMI-RAINPROOF PAN AND ROLLER, WALNUT HALF-STOCKS EACH WITH CHEQUERED BUTT, SET TRIGGERS, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SPURRED TRIGGER-GUARDS EACH WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, SILVER ESCUTCHEONS EACH INLET NEAR THE SIDE-NAIL, SILVER BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS AND FORE-END CAPS, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMRODS, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ASSOCIATED RELINED MAHOGANY CASE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BRASS-MOUNTED COPPER THREE-WAY PISTOL-FLASK, THE EXTERIOR WITH BRASS ESCUTCHEON INCORPORATING THE CARRYING HANDLE
10IN. (25.4CM.) BARRELS