A 12-Bore Percussion Officers Pistol by H.W. Mortimer & Son. With browned octagonal sighted barrel, engraved W Mortimer & Son London Gun Maker To His Majesty foliate engraved tang incorporating back-sight, border engraved lock decorated with sprays of foliage and signed H.W. Mortimer & Son, converted from flint to percussion, full stocked in walnut cut with intricate chequering at the grip and line engraved pommel, blued steel mounts including trigger guard decorated with sprays of foliage and 89 Fleet Street on the bow and beautifully engraved pineapple finial, and ramrod pipes, with horn tipped ramrod. 

MORTIMER

Harvey Walklate

Son of Harvey Walklate, apprenticed to father, 1791; free of Farriers Co., 1799. Gunmaker in partnership with father and uncle as H.W. Mortimer, Son & T. Mortimer, 1800-1807; with father as H.W. Mortimer & Son, 1808-14; own business as gunmaker, 89 Fleet Street., 1814-22; 4 East Street., Hoxton, 1823-4. 

Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850. George Shumway Publisher. USA. 

Dimensions: 

Bore: 12 Bore

Barrel Length: 9 Inches (23 cm)

Overall Length: 14.5 Inches (37 cm)