Pair of Forsyth Patent Third Model Sliding Primer Pistols
Object type: Pair of detonator pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: British, London
Artist: Alexander John Forsyth|Forsyth & Co.
Artist bio: British, 1768–1843|British, London 1808–1852
Artist role: Gunsmith|Gunsmith
Artist nationality: British| 
Date: ca. 1828
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), silver
Dimensions: L. of each 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); L. of each barrel 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Cal. of each .36 in. (9.14 mm); Wt. of each 7 oz. (198.5 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Accession year: 1919