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Lot 392

A Rare Pair Of Cased 20-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols
By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1785-90

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £11,875 inc. premium

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A Rare Pair Of Cased 20-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols
By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1785-90

With slightly swamped octagonal barrels each with silver fore-sight, signed in full along the top flat and retaining some original browning along the bottom flats, breeches each engraved with a line of repeated foliage at the rear and with gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in script and decorated with a partial martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches, border engraved cocks and steels (top of one cock probably repaired), figured full stocks (some old bruising) with boldly chequered rounded butts and pommels carved as a scallop shell, steel trigger-guards each retaining some blueing on the inside and with pineapple and urn-shaped finial, and border engraved bow decorated with a martial trophy, turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, and original horn-tipped ramrods with steel powder-measure and worm respectively (steel parts with some rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories comprising brass-mounted black hard leather flask, turnscrew, steel bullet mould and ramrod, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label for circa 1783-1800, the exterior with flush-fitting folding brass carrying handle, London proof marks
24.8 cm. barrels

Footnotes

Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819) was appointed Gunmaker to George III in 1783. He was at 89 Fleet Street between 1782 and 1799 and was Contractor to the East India Company from 1796 until 1806. He retired in 1811 and died in 1819

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