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Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun with Exchangeable Percussion Locks and Barrels

Nicolas Noël Boutet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Double-barreled flintlock shotgun with exchangeable percussion locks and barrels. The shotgun has a brown and gold stock. The metal parts of the shotgun are gold and silver with floral engravings. The stock is on the left. The two barrels are beside the stock on the right. Two percussion locks are on the bottom right. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1818–20; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860
Medium
Steel, gold, wood (walnut), silver, horn
Culture
French, Versailles and Paris
Dimensions
599 × 368 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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