Title: Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the 1844 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie in Paris
Object type: Pair of percussion target pistols
Date: dated 1844
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Signed by Alfred Gauvain 
Artist bio: French, Paris 1801–1889 Paris
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Gunsmith
Medium: Steel, wood (ebony)
Dimensions: L. of each pistol 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm); L. of each barrel 11 in. (27.8 cm); Cal. of each barrel .50 in. (13 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Credit line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, 2013
Geography: Country of Origin Paris   France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY