Flintlock Duelling Pistol
Simeon North
ca. 1815–20
Medium
Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn
Dimensions
L. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); L. of barrel 10 in. (25.4 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. 2 lb. (907 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
American, Middletown, Connecticut
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
Accession Number
96.5.149