Title: Percussion Exhibition Pistol
Object type: Percussion target pistol
Date: dated 1849
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Signed by Gilles Michel Louis Moutier-Le Page 
Artist bio: French,  1810–1887
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Gunsmith
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: L. 16 in. (40.7 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Credit line: Purchase, Ronald S. Lauder Gift, 2013
Geography: Country of Origin Paris   France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragons