Title: Two Percussion Exhibition Pistols
Object type: Two percussion target pistols
Date: dated 1849 and 1851
Culture: French
Artist: Signed by Gilles Michel Louis Moutier-Le Page 
Artist bio: French,  1810–1887
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Gunsmith
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: 2013.514.1: L. 16 in. (40.7 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm); 2013.514.2: L. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); Cal. .46 in. (11.7 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Credit line: Purchase, Ronald S. Lauder Gift, 2013
Geography: Country of Origin    France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY