Pair of Pellet-Lock Pistols with Case with Accessories
Object type: Pair of detonator pistols with case with accessories
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: British, London
Artist: Charles Moore
Artist bio: British, active in London and Paris, recorded ca. 1821–45
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1825
Medium: pistols: steel, wood (walnut), platinum, brass; case: wood (mahogany), textile, brass, bone, paper; powder flask: brass; bullet mold: steel; nipple wrench: wood (mahogany?), brass, steel; ramrod: wood (mahogany?), bronze, steel; spare nipples: steel; spare firing pins: steel
Dimensions: Pistol (a); L. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of barrel 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.2 oz. (997.9 g); pistol (b); L. 15 in. (38.1 cm); L. of barrel 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); Cal. .57 in. (14.5 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.6 oz. (980.9 g); powder flask (c); H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g); bullet mould (d); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); ramrod (e); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); nipple wrench (f); L. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Wt. 2.2 oz. (62.4 g); case (g); H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 4.2 oz. (2387 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Accession year: 1919