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Percussion Pistol with Case by Alfred Gauvain
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Percussion Pistol with Case

Alfred Gauvain · possibly 1844

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Artist

Alfred Gauvain

Date

possibly 1844

Medium

Steel, wood (ebony), gold, wood, textile

Dimensions

L. of pistol 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); Cal. .44 in. (11.2 mm); Wt. 3 lb. 4 oz. (1474 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Percussion

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture / origin

French, Paris

Credit line

Bequest of Charles N. Daly, 1934

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Artist authority

Alfred Gauvain

French gunsmith (1801–1889)

Lifespan
1801 – 1889
Wikidata
Q111978368

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