Per information provided by the consignor, this pair of pistols was manufactured in 1860-1862 by Thomas A.C. Mortimer & Son. and purchased by Sergeant Major Robert Kirkwood of the 3rd Waikato Militia and the Cambridge, New Zealand, Volunteer Cavalry. The latter is identified as an early settler of New Zealand who fought in the New Zealand Wars in the 1860s. The pistols have rifled Damascus barrels (appears to be straight rifling), bead front sights, pierced platinum plugs, "MORIMER & SON" signed on the outer locks (right of "A" and left of "B"), belt hooks on the inner locks (left of "A" and right of "B"), border engraving, sliding safeties, captive ramrods, the serial numbers on the trigger guard tangs, horn forend caps, and checkered wrists. They come in a oak case with an original "MORTIMER & SON RIFLE GUNS & PISTOL MAKERS" trade label noting them as winning a prize medal at the Great Exhibition of 1851, balls, cap tins, a loading rod with removable mallet head, powder flask, measure, 14 bore mold, interlocking screwdriver/nipple wrench set, oilers, key and brush. The case also includes a modern pair of straps.

See "A."