Pair of Tube-Lock Hammers

Joseph Manton

ca. 1819–20 · Steel · Arms and Armor

Joseph Manton, one of the most influential and esteemed gunmakers in London in the late 18th and early 19th century, patented the tube-lock mechanism in 1818 (patent no. 4285). London gunmakers invented dozens of new percussion technologies in the first half of the 19th century, but the tube-lock was one of the few that was widely adopted. This pair of hammers bear the same serial number (8458) as the tube-lock shotgun by Egg in the Museum's collection (acc. no. 37.29.4). They are the gun's orginal hammers, or replacements included with the set.

Artist

Joseph Manton

Date

ca. 1819–20

Medium

Steel

Culture

British, London

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, by exchange, 2004