Over-and-Under Percussion Pistol bearing the Crest of the Polhill Family

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut), brass, gold, platinum

Dimensions

L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); L. of barrels 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Cal. of barrels .52 in (13.2 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 13.4 oz. (833.5 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Percussion

Culture

British, London

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1940

Accession Number

40.72