Flintlock hand mortar 1760-1770 (c)
mortar, hand, flintlock, component, firearm, mortar, hand
Accession Number
NAM.1968-10-15-1
Description
Flintlock hand mortar 1760-1770 (c). The Earl of Albemarle family tradition notes that it was used at the Siege of Manila in 1762. Typical English features: pistol type moulding behind lockplate, walnut butt; pineapple decoration on trigger guard matches that on a Pickfatt pistol 1720 (c); upper part of cock spur broken off; no marks.
Events
Manila, Siege of, 1762 (Seven Years War, Philippines 1756-1763)
