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Double-Barreled Percussion Shotgun

Louis Perrin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Double-Barreled Percussion Shotgun by Louis Perrin. The stock is made of dark brown wood with intricate carvings and silver inlays. The butt of the gun is triangular in shape with a silver cap. A leaf pattern is carved on the right side of the stock. The fore-end is also intricately carved. The metal work on the action and rib is silver with an ornate scroll design. The rib is long and flat. The gun has two barrels side by side. The background is a solid brown color. The image shows the gun from the side, with the barrel pointing to the right.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1854
Medium:
Steel, wood (walnut), silver
Culture:
French, Paris
Dimensions:
599 × 395 px
Museum record:
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