Flintlock Repeating Pistol with Lorenzoni Action ca. 1783–1800 Harvey Walklate Mortimer Harvey Walklate Mortimer, gunmaker to George III (1738–1820), took special interest in the repeating mechanism thought to have been invented by gunmaker Michele Lorenzoni (d. 1733) in Florence over one hundred years earlier. Complex internally, the Lorenzoni system allowed for up to ten successive shots, feeding from a magazine concealed inside the grip. A half-turn of the lever forward and back reloaded, primed, and cocked the pistol. Mortimer’s Lorenzoni-type firearms, meticulously constructed, reflect hi
Flintlock Repeating Pistol with Lorenzoni Action ca. 1783–1800 Harvey Walklate Mortimer Harvey Walklate Mortimer, gunmaker to George III (1738–1820), took special interest in the repeating mechanism thought to have been invented by gunmaker Michele Lorenzoni (d. 1733) in Florence over one hundred years earlier. Complex internally, the Lorenzoni system allowed for up to ten successive shots, feeding from a magazine concealed inside the grip. A half-turn of the lever forward and back reloaded, primed, and cocked the pistol. Mortimer’s Lorenzoni-type firearms, meticulously constructed, reflect his desire to update and refine a successful design he admired from the Flintlock Repeating Pistol with Lorenzoni Action. British, London. ca. 1783–1800. Steel, wood (walnut), silver. London. Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
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