Title: Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851
Object type: Pair of percussion target pistols
Date: dated 1851
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), gold
Dimensions: L. of each pistol 17 1/4 in. (44 cm); L. of each barrel 11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (12 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