Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun
Object type: Double-barrel breech-loading pinfire shotgun
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Léopold Bernard|J. C. A. Brun|Jean-Claude Tissot|François-Auguste Fannière|François-Joseph-Louis Fannière
Artist bio: French, Paris, active 1832–70|French, Paris, active 1849–72|French, Paris, 1811–1889|French, Paris, 1818–1900|French, Paris, 1822–1897
Artist role: Barrelsmith|Gunsmith|Engraver|Goldsmith|Goldsmith
Artist nationality: French|French|French|French|French
Date: dated 1866
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), gold
Dimensions: L. 43 13/16 in. (111.3 cm); L. of barrels 28 in. (71.1 cm); Cal. of barrels .70 in. (17.8 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 7.6 oz. (3390 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Purchase, The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. Gift and Rogers Fund; Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, Gift of William H. Riggs, The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, and Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., by exchange; and gifts and funds from various donors, 1993
Accession year: 1993
Tags: Birds