Cased Pair of Double-Barreled Turn-Off Flintlock Pistols
Object type: Cased pair of double-barreled turn-off flintlock pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Lepage|Fleury Montagny
Artist bio: French, Paris, 1746–1834|French, born St. Etienne, February 4, 1760–died 1836, Marseilles
Artist role: Gunsmith|Engraver
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Steel, wood (boxwood), brass, velvet
Dimensions: L. of each pistol 8 in. (20.3 cm); L. of each barrel 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Cal. of each .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. of each pistol 1 lb. 5 oz. (600 g); bullet mould (28.196.6a); L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g); wrench (28.196.6b); L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); case (28.196.6c); H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1332.4 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession year: 1928