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BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1795
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A CASED PAIR OF 32-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1795
WITH REBROWNED TWIST SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER LONDON' TOWARDS THE BREECH AND ENGRAVED WITH A BAND OF BEADWORK AT THE BREECH, GOLD-LINED TOUCH-HOLES, FOLIATE ENGRAVED TANGS, ENGRAVED FLAT BEVELLED LOCKS EACH SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER' AND WITH LARGE SAFETY-CATCH, RAISED PAN AND ROLLER, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCKS REDUCED FROM FULL LENGTH DURING THEIR WORKING LIFE, FLATTENED CHEQUERED BUTTS, SET TRIGGERS, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SPURRED TRIGGER-GUARDS EACH WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, SILVER ESCUTCHEONS, DARK HORN FORE-END CAPS, AND BRASS-TIPPED RAMRODS EACH WITH WORM, LONDON PROOF MARKS AND BARRELSMITH'S MARK OF H.W. MORTIMER, IN ORIGINAL LINED AND FITTED MAHOGANY CASE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING TRUNSCREWS AND BULLET MOULD, THE LID WITH CONTEMPORARY EGG TRADE LABEL OF CIRCA 1786-1805, THE EXTERIOR WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE AND CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON
10IN. (25.4CM.) BARRELS
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1795
WITH REBROWNED TWIST SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER LONDON' TOWARDS THE BREECH AND ENGRAVED WITH A BAND OF BEADWORK AT THE BREECH, GOLD-LINED TOUCH-HOLES, FOLIATE ENGRAVED TANGS, ENGRAVED FLAT BEVELLED LOCKS EACH SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER' AND WITH LARGE SAFETY-CATCH, RAISED PAN AND ROLLER, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCKS REDUCED FROM FULL LENGTH DURING THEIR WORKING LIFE, FLATTENED CHEQUERED BUTTS, SET TRIGGERS, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SPURRED TRIGGER-GUARDS EACH WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, SILVER ESCUTCHEONS, DARK HORN FORE-END CAPS, AND BRASS-TIPPED RAMRODS EACH WITH WORM, LONDON PROOF MARKS AND BARRELSMITH'S MARK OF H.W. MORTIMER, IN ORIGINAL LINED AND FITTED MAHOGANY CASE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING TRUNSCREWS AND BULLET MOULD, THE LID WITH CONTEMPORARY EGG TRADE LABEL OF CIRCA 1786-1805, THE EXTERIOR WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE AND CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON
10IN. (25.4CM.) BARRELS
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PISTOLS WERE REBUILT IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY, PROBABLY IN IRELAND, AND ARE NOT IN THEIR ORIGINAL CASE.