Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Flintlock Shotgun

Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838

ca. 1837 · Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver · Arms and Armor

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 By ca. 1837 the flintlock had long been superseded by more advanced percussion mechanisms, suggesting that this gun may have been purchased by a conservative client.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

Artist

Joseph Manton & Son, British, London 1834–1838

Date

ca. 1837

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut), brass, platinum, silver

Culture

British, London

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917