Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols with Accessories

Medium

Steel, brass, gold, wood (ebony), textile (baizé, wool), copper, leather

Dimensions

Pistols (a, b); L. of each 16 in. (40.7 cm); L. of each barrel 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); Cal. of each .46 in. (12 mm); Wt. of each 2 lb. 3 oz. (992.2 g); ramrod (c); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g); cleaning rod (d); L. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g); mallet (e); L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 5.3 oz. (150.3 g); screwdriver (f); L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); bullet mould (g); L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 8.8 oz. (249.5 g); powder flask (h); H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g); patch box (i); H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); nipple box (j); H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g); spoon (k); L. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); case (l); H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 4.7 oz. (3308.4 g); leather case (m); H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); D. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 7.5 oz. (1573.4 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Percussion

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, and Gift of Charles M. Schott, by exchange, 1989

Accession Number

1989.318a–m