Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols with Accessories
Object type: Cased pair of flintlock pistols with accessories
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: François Pirmet|Nicolas Noël Boutet
Artist bio: French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818|French, Versailles and Paris, 1761–1833
Artist role: Lock maker|Mount maker
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1810
Medium: Steel, gold, wood (walnut, mahogany), silver, tortoiseshell, velvet
Dimensions: L. of each pistol 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); L. of each barrel 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); Cal. of barrel 28.196.1a, .48 in. (12 mm); Cal. of barrel 28.196.1b, .49 in. (12 mm); Wt. of each pistol 2 lb. 5 oz. (1050 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession year: 1928