Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun

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

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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 By ca. 1837 the flintlock had long been superseded by more advanced percussion mechanisms, suggesting that this gun may have been purchased by a conservative client.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.

Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun, Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver, British, London

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Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun, Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver, British, London
Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun, Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver, British, London
Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun, Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver, British, London
Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun, Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver, British, London
Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun, Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838, Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver, British, London

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