Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols
Simeon North
ca. 1815–20
Medium
Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn
Dimensions
L. of each 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); L. of barrel of each 10 in. (25.4 cm); Cal. of each .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. of 96.5.36, 2 lb. 2 oz. (964 g); Wt. of 96.5.149, 2 lb. (907 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols
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
96.5.36, .149