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Lot 299

A 25-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistol
By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun Maker to His Majesty, Late 18th Century

23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A 25-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistol
By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun Maker to His Majesty, Late 18th Century

Converted from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel retaining some browning along the bottom flats and signed along the top flat, silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tang with back-sight and involving a basket of flowers and a Britannia shield, flat bevelled detented lock signed within an oval and decorated with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, safety-catch, figured full stock (old split in the ramrod-channel, minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, the pommel carved as a scallop shell, steel trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside, decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with flaming urn-shaped finial, turned ramrod-pipes, set trigger, and later wooden ramrod (tip missing, steel parts with some rust patination), London proof marks
23.5 cm. barrel

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