Two Percussion Exhibition Pistols
Object type: Two percussion target pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Artist: Gilles Michel Louis Moutier-Le Page|Antoine Vechte|Léopold Bernard
Artist bio: French,  1810–1887|French, 1799–1868|French, Paris, active 1832–70
Artist role: Gunsmith|Decorator|Barrelsmith
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: dated 1849 and 1851
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: 2013.514.1: L. 16 in. (40.7 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm); 2013.514.2: L. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); Cal. .46 in. (11.7 mm)


Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Credit line: Purchase, Ronald S. Lauder Gift, 2013
Accession year: 2013