Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols

Medium

Steel, wood (ebony), gold, velvet, brass, baize

Dimensions

L. of each pistol (a, b) 16 9/16 in. (42 cm); L. of each barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. of each 2 lb. 6.7 oz. (1097.1 g); case (c); H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 19 in. (48.3 cm); D. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 1.2 oz. (2755.6 g); screwdriver (d); L. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g); nipple wrench (e); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g); bullet mould (f); L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g); powder measure (g); L. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); patch box (h); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g); percussion cap box with contents (i); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); mallet (j); L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g); ramrod (k); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g); cleaning rod (l); L. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g); key (n); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 cm)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Percussion

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George Henry Warren, in memory of her husband, 1972

Accession Number

1972.144.2a–n