Double-Barreled Side-by-Side Tube-Lock Shotgun with Case

Charles Lancaster|Joseph Manton

ca. 1819–20 · Steel, wood (walnut, mahogany), horn, brass, silver · Arms and Armor

Joseph Manton, one of the most influential and esteemed gunmakers in London in the late 18th –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 shotgun is a typical example of the type made by the technology’s inventor.

Artist

Charles Lancaster|Joseph Manton

Date

ca. 1819–20

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut, mahogany), horn, brass, silver

Culture

British, London

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917