A Fine Pair Of 16-Bore Flintlock Travelling Or Overcoat Pistols

A Fine Pair Of 16-Bore Flintlock Travelling Or Overcoat Pistols By H.W. Mortimer & Co., London, Gun Makers To His Majesty, Early 19th Century With slightly swamped rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a line of foliage at the breech, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each with 'French' cock and safety-catch also locking the steel, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, the pommels each cut with radiating lines, blued steel trigger-guards and turned ramrod-pipes, the former each with pineapple finial and engraved with a Britannia shield against foliage on the bow, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, and retaining some original finish (2) 12.8 cm. barrels Footnotes: Harvey Walklate 2 Mortimer was apprenticed to his father in 1791. He was in partnership with his father and uncle as H.W. Mortimer, Son & T. Mortimer between 1800 and 1806, with his father as H.W. Mortimer & Son from 1806 to 1813 and on his own account as a gunmaker at 89 Fleet Street from 1814 to 1816, the year of his retirement to Algar House, Fersfield, Norfolk Cf. a very similar pair of pistols by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, the Dr. Shaun Brown Collection, 24 April 2013, lot 457 Probably struck with London proof marks but the barrels have not been removed This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing