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Percussion Exhibition Pistol

Gilles Michel Louis Moutier-Le Page

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The pistol has a curved dark metal butt with a ball at the end. The handle has a wooden or plastic covering on the grip that features gold, white and black decorative swirls. The top of the pistol is silver metal with ornate designs etched into the surface. There are floral designs on the handle. A silver figure of a man with a sword raised over his head sits on top of the barrel near the handle. The hammer is to the right of the figure. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1851
Medium:
Steel, gold
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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