Pair of Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistols
Object type: Pair of double-barreled flintlock pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: François-Alexander Chasteau
Artist bio: French, Paris, recorded 1741–84
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1752–53
Medium: Steel, silver, gold, wood (walnut), whalebone
Dimensions: L. of each 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); Wt. of each 36 oz. (1030 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Gift of Walter A. Eberstadt, 2002
Accession year: 2002