Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun with Exchangeable Percussion Locks and Barrels
Object type: Double-barreled flintlock shotgun with exchangeable percussion locks and barrels
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Versailles and Paris
Artist: Léopold Bernard|Nicolas Noël Boutet|B. Montagnon|G. Zaoué
Artist bio: French, Paris, active 1832–70|French, Versailles and Paris, 1761–1833|French, active ca. 1850|French, active 1857–61
Artist role: Barrelsmith|Gunsmith|Lock maker|Retailer
Artist nationality: French|French|French|French
Date: ca. 1818–20; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860
Medium: Steel, gold, wood (walnut), silver, horn
Dimensions: L. of gun 47 3/8 in. (120.3 cm); L. of double barrel 31 7/8 in. (81.0 cm); L. of percussion locks 5 in. (12.7 cm); L. of bullet pouch 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); L. of priming flask 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); L. of bullet mold 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); L. of ramrod extension 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); L. of hammer extractor 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); L. of brush for cleaning barrel 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); L. of bullet extractor 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L. of screwdriver 6 in. (15.2 cm); L. of bullet extractor 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. of touch hole cleaner 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Cal. .61 in. (15.5 mm); Wt. of gun 6 lbs. 15 oz. (3150 g); Wt. of double barrel 3 lbs. 8 oz. (1600 g); Wt. of percussion locks 5 oz. (150 g); Wt. of bullet pouch 2.5 oz. (71 g); Wt. of priming flask 4.6 oz. (131 g); Wt. of bullet mold 7 oz. (198 g)
Classification: Firearms
Geography:  Versailles and Paris     
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Accession year: 1942