Title: Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun
Object type: Double-barrel breech-loading pinfire shotgun
Date: dated 1866
Culture: French, Paris
Artist:  J. C. A. Brun 
Artist bio: French, Paris, active 1849–72
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Gunsmith
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
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
Geography: Country of Origin Paris   France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds