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Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols Presented to Captain Cayetano Valdés y Flores by Nicolas Noël Boutet
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Cased Pair of Flintlock Pistols Presented to Captain Cayetano Valdés y Flores

Nicolas Noël Boutet · 1801–02

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Artist

Nicolas Noël Boutet

Date

1801–02

Medium

Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, leather, textile

Dimensions

each pistol (a, b): L. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); W. 1 6/8 in. (4.3 cm); H. 6 1/8 in. (60 cm); L. of barrel 10 5/8 in. (27.1 cm); Cal. .56 in. (15 mm); Wt. of pistol (a): 1 lb. 13 oz. (833 g); Wt. o fpistol (b): 1 lb. 14 oz. (839 g); case (c): H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); L. 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm); W. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); Overall Wt. of case with pistols and components 14 lb. 3 oz. (6431 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture / origin

French, Versailles

Credit line

Gift of Irene Roosevelt Aitken, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2026

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Artist authority

Nicolas Noël Boutet

Gunsmith from France (1761–1833)

Lifespan
1761 – 1833
Wikidata
Q3339989
VIAF
32803329
ULAN
500063092
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