Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols
Object type: Pair of flintlock duelling pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Middletown, Connecticut
Artist: Simeon North
Artist bio: American, Middletown, Connecticut, 1765–1852
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: American
Date: 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
Geography:  Middletown  Connecticut   
Credit line: John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
Accession year: 1896