Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols
Object type: Cased pair of percussion pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Louis-Julien Gastinne-Renette
Artist bio: French, Paris 1812–1885 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Steel, wood (ebony), gold, velvet, brass, baize
Dimensions: L. of each pistol (a, b) 16 9/16 in. (42 cm); L. of each barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. of each 2 lb. 6.7 oz. (1097.1 g); case (c); H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 19 in. (48.3 cm); D. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 1.2 oz. (2755.6 g); screwdriver (d); L. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g); nipple wrench (e); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g); bullet mould (f); L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Wt. 4.2 oz. (119.1 g); powder measure (g); L. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g); patch box (h); H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g); percussion cap box with contents (i); H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); mallet (j); L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g); ramrod (k); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5 g); cleaning rod (l); L. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g); key (n); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 cm)

Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George Henry Warren, in memory of her husband, 1972
Accession year: 1972