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Lot 391

A 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol
By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Late 18th Century

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol
By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Late 18th Century

With re-browned slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed along the top flat and engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear of the breech, tang with back-sight and engraved with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a martial trophy and line of beadwork at the stepped tail, cock en suite (the top repaired or replaced), and roller, figured full stock (some old bruising, minor split at the tail of the lock, fore-end tip repaired) with rounded pineapple chequered butt, the pommel (some damage) cut with a flower-head, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later wooden ramrod with iron worm, London proof marks and Mortimer's barrelsmith's mark
25 cm. barrel

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