EXCEPTIONAL HIGH CONDITION H W MORTIMER FLINTLOCK SAW-HANDLED DUELING PISTOL.

EXCEPTIONAL HIGH CONDITION H W MORTIMER FLINTLOCK SAW-HANDLED DUELING PISTOL. SN NSN. (ca 1800) Cal. .67. 10″ Browned twist swamped octagon bbl is stamped with London gunmakers proofs on bottom flat, and engraved “H. W. Mortimer & Co. London.” “GUN-MAKERS, To His MAJESTY.” on top flat, with through dovetailed barleycorn front sight. Patent breech has gold lined touch hole. Feather engraved breech iron has integral filed rear sight. Case hardened lock with flat pan, and bridled friction frizzen, has serpentine chamfered cock. Flat plate is mounted with back sliding safety that engages at half cock. Cock and plate have feather engraved borders with sprays of scroll. “H. W. Mortimer & Co” is engraved in front of cock. Lock internals are beautifully filed and polished, many parts are temper blued. Lock attaches with front fork and single pin through circular escutcheon. Trigger plate is mounted with blued set trigger. Charcoal blued trigger guard with single spur has stylized pineapple finial. Nicely streaked European walnut saw handled stock extends to muzzle and attaches to bbl with two side nails. Blued steel beaded ramrod pipe and thimble are nicely filed, and hold greenheart horn tipped ramrod with steel worm. Flared butt has feather engraved central steel medallion. Stock is cleanly sculpted and has square wrap-around checkering with mullered border at grip. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, showing little evidence of having been fired, although frizzen shows many flint strikes. Bbl retains nearly all of its orig brown with dramatic definition to pattern.There is some cleaned pinprick pitting above touch hole. Lock retains most of its orig case hardening color, still present inside pan!; iron parts retain nearly all their orig charcoal blue. Stock is exceptionally fine, with nearly all its orig finish and a number of minor marks, mostly from assembly and disassembly. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Inspection with bright light shows breech plug also bright and shiny. Lock and frizzen are crisp. Set trigger needs adjustment. Safety works. An unusual pistol by this esteemed London maker. 4-45124 MGM240 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2355	$6,900.00	EXCEPTIONAL HIGH CONDITION H W MORTIMER FLINTLOCK SAW-HANDLED DUELING PISTOL. SN NSN. (ca 1800) Cal. .67. 10″ Browned twist swamped octagon bbl is stamped with London gunmakers proofs on bottom flat, and engraved “H. W. Mortimer & Co. London.” “GUN-MAKERS, To His MAJESTY.” on top flat, with through dovetailed barleycorn front sight. Patent breech has gold lined touch hole. Feather engraved breech iron has integral filed rear sight. Case hardened lock with flat pan, and bridled friction frizzen, has serpentine chamfered cock. Flat plate is mounted with back sliding safety that engages at half cock. Cock and plate have feather engraved borders with sprays of scroll. “H. W. Mortimer & Co” is engraved in front of cock. Lock internals are beautifully filed and polished, many parts are temper blued. Lock attaches with front fork and single pin through circular escutcheon. Trigger plate is mounted with blued set trigger. Charcoal blued trigger guard with single spur has stylized pineapple finial. Nicely streaked European walnut saw handled stock extends to muzzle and attaches to bbl with two side nails. Blued steel beaded ramrod pipe and thimble are nicely filed, and hold greenheart horn tipped ramrod with steel worm. Flared butt has feather engraved central steel medallion. Stock is cleanly sculpted and has square wrap-around checkering with mullered border at grip. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, showing little evidence of having been fired, although frizzen shows many flint strikes. Bbl retains nearly all of its orig brown with dramatic definition to pattern.There is some cleaned pinprick pitting above touch hole. Lock retains most of its orig case hardening color, still present inside pan!; iron parts retain nearly all their orig charcoal blue. Stock is exceptionally fine, with nearly all its orig finish and a number of minor marks, mostly from assembly and disassembly. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Inspection with bright light shows breech plug also bright and shiny. Lock and frizzen are crisp. Set trigger needs adjustment. Safety works. An unusual pistol by this esteemed London maker. 4-45124 MGM240 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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