Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun

Gunsmith Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838

ca. 1837

Not on view

This is one of the last flintlock shotguns made by Joseph Manton’s (1766–1835) firm. It bears the serial number 10,530. By ca. 1837 the flintlock had long been superseded by more advanced percussion mechanisms, suggesting that this gun may have been purchased by a conservative client. One of the most influential and esteemed gunmakers in London in the late 18th–early 19th century, Joseph Manton died in 1835, passing his business to his son John Augustus Manton (1809–1852), who continued to trade under the name Joseph Manton & Son.

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Title: Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun
Gunsmith: Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838
Date: ca. 1837
Geography: London
Culture: British, London
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver
Dimensions: L. 47 7/8 in. (121.6 cm); L. of barrel 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); Cal. of right barrel .640 in. (16.3 mm); Cal. left barrel .644 in. (16.4 mm); Wt. 6 lb. 15 oz. (3146.8 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Flintlock
Credit Line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Object Number: 37.29.2
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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