Product Details
A CASED 16-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION RIFLE BY G. & J. MORTIMER, WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SHOTGUN BARRELS, CIRCA 1850, serial no. 4000,
one set is rifled for patched ball and the other smooth for shot, the London proofed rifled barrels are 24in. long and rifled with eleven grooves, dovetailed blade front-sight, and three leaf rearsight to 300 yards the top rib engraved 'G & J MORTIMER ROYAL PATENT GUN MANUFACTURERS LONDON', the breech with inset gold poincon stamped with a crown and 'ROYAL PATENT', surrounded by foliate scroll engraving, the smoothbore barrels are 26 1/2in. long with bead front-sight, the top rib engraved 'G & J MORTIMER ROYAL PATENT GUN MANUFACTURERS LONDON', the breech with inset gold poincon stamped with a crown and 'ROYAL PATENT', surrounded by foliate scroll engraving matching that in the rifled set of barrels, borderline engraved bar-action locks, decorated with scroll engraving together with a running stag, on the one lock and a resting stag on the other, and the makers name 'G & J Mortimer', figured walnut half stock with chequered wrist, iron mounts include scroll trigger-guard, the bow engraved with a stalking tiger and a pineapple finial, butt-cap with long tang foliate scroll engraved and decorated, the butt inset with a circular patchbox engraved with a running stag to the centre, surrounded with foliate scroll work around the edges, the rammer tail-pipe heavily engraved to match, contained in its original blue baize lined and partitioned oak case with outer leather slip case, accessories include a 16-bore conical bullet mould numbered to the gun, a 16-bore pincer ball mould, also numbered to the gun, black leather covered powder flask by Hawksley, black leather shot pouch, nipple key, turnscrew, main spring clamp, adjustable brass powder measure, cap dispenser, wad punch, cleaning implements, a very complete set, the barrels with much brown finish, possibly restocked during working life
Provenance: The makers G & J Mortimer were George and James Mortimer were originally factors of 30 Basinghall, Birmingham, guns bearing the name Royal Patent Gun Manufacturers, appeared on the market in the 1840-50 period. The actual maker of this set was probably Moore & Harris of Birmingham, who are known to have supplied the Mortimer's. Cased sets with interchangeable rifled and shot barrels are exceptionally rare
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Estimate £3,000-5,000