Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Luce Center
Belgian boot pistil, double-barrelled
Title
Belgian boot pistil, double-barrelled
Object name
Percussion pistol
Date
1850-1860
Medium
Wood, steel
Dimensions
barrel length: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
Overall: 7 in. ( 17.8 cm )
Description
Wood and steel percussion pistol; double-barreled; bag-shaped handle; blued steel trigger guard; scroll-engraved on both sides of breech and barrel tang; floral engraving on trigger guard; stamped marks on barrel, frame, and lock; foliate engraving on oval estucheon plate.