Models of a Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols with Accessories
Object type: Models of a cased pair of percussion pistols with accessories
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: E. P. Caron
Artist bio: French, Paris, recorded 1852–74
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1860
Medium: Ivory, steel
Dimensions: L. of each pistol 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); L. of each barrel 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Cal. of each .13 in. (3.3 mm); Wt. of each 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); powder flask (c); H. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); bullet box (d); H. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); bullet mould (e); L. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); case (f); H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Accession year: 1919