Side-by-Side Self-Priming Pellet-Lock Shotgun
Object type: Percussion shotgun
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: British, London
Artist: Joseph Egg
Artist bio: British (born France), Huningue 1775–1837 London
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: British (born France)
Date: ca. 1835
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut, rosewood), brass
Dimensions: L. 44 5/8 in. (113.4 cm); L. of barrel 28 in. (71.1 cm); Cal. of left barrel .619 in. (15.7 mm); Cal. of right barrel .610 in. (15.5 mm); Wt. 5 lb. 11 oz. (2580 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Percussion
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Accession year: 1919