Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols with Accessories

François Pirmet  (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818)

Mount maker:
Silver mounts hallmarked by Nicolas Noël Boutet (French, Versailles and Paris, 1761–1833)
Date:
ca. 1810
Culture:
French, Paris
Medium:
Steel, blued and damascened with gold; walnut; silver; tortoiseshell; mahogany; velvet
Dimensions:
Caliber of barrel on 28.196.1, .483 in. (12.27 mm) Caliber of barrel on 28.196.2, .485 in. (12.32 mm) Weight of each pistol, 2 lb. 5 oz. (1050 g) Length of each pistol, 15 1/4 in. (38.74 cm) Length of each barrel, 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Classification:
Firearms
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession Number:
28.196.1a, b, .2a–l
40001263

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