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Lot 387

A Rare 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol
By Mortimer & Son, St. James's St., Maker To HRH The Prince Regnt., Circa 1811-14

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

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A Rare 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol
By Mortimer & Son, St. James's St., Maker To HRH The Prince Regnt., Circa 1811-14

With short turn-off barrels turned with a line at the breech and numbered '3' and '4', border engraved breeches decorated with foliage and numbered to correspond, border engraved action (tap expertly replaced) signed within an oval between foliage on one side, and inscribed 'Makers To H.R.H. The Prince Regt.' within an oval between foliage on the other, foliate engraved ring-neck cock, engraved replacement safety-catch also locking the steel (refaced), folding trigger, chequered rounded butt, and vacant silver escutcheon (some wear and pitting)
2.7 cm. barrels

Footnotes

Literature
Munson, pp. 73-74, pl. 107

Jackson Mortimer & Son are recorded at 21 St. James's Street, London, between 1811 and 1818

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