Boxed Set Of A Pair Of Flintlock Box Pistols By H.w. Mortimer - London

COFFRET PAIRE DE PISTOLETS À SILEX, À COFFRE, PAR H.W. MORTIMER - LONDON
United Kingdom, 19th century
Steel, wood
Overall length: 20 cm - Barrel length: 7.5 cm - Diam. At muzzle 14mm

Round barrels, with smooth cores, screwed to the chests.
Steel chests, engraved on the right side with a bundle of arms and marked GUN MAKERS TO HIS MALESTY and on the left side H.W. MORTIMER & Co on a ribbon adorned with flowers and drums, and on the bottom LONDON. Safety dogs; guilloche screws. Two controller's hallmarks.
Retractable trigger tails.
Wooden stock.
Mahogany case (27 x 18.5), lined with burgundy velvet, with compartments; on the lid is preserved the H.W. MORTIMER Gun Marker label; it contains a brass powder flask, bullet mold, barrel release key and screwdriver.

Good-quality weapons in good condition.

Ref.: 6911
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This collector's weapon is, according to article L311-2 of the Code de la sécurité intérieure, classified as a collector's weapon, category D. Its acquisition and possession are free. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.