Flintlock Repeating Pistol with Lorenzoni Action, Bearing the Crests of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), with Case and Accessories
Object type: Flintlock repeating pistol with case and accessories
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: British, London
Artist: Harvey Walklate Mortimer
Artist bio: British, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1753–1819 Hampstead-heath (now London)
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1798–99
Medium: Pistol: steel, wood (walnut), silver; reserve barrel: steel; bullet mould: steel; punch; steel; wrench: steel; case: wood (mahogany), brass, textile, paper
Dimensions: Pistol (a): L. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); L. of barrel 6 in. (15.2 cm); Cal. .55 in. (14 mm); Wt. 3 lb. 15 oz. (1786 g); reserve barrel (b): L. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Wt. 14.4 oz. (408.2 g); bullet mould (c): L. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); punch (d): L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g); wrench (e): L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g); case (f): H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); W. 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm); D. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 7.2 oz. (2925.7 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Bequest of Charles N. Daly, 1934
Accession year: 1935