Collection Highlights
Mrs. William Walton (1708-1786)
ca. 1750
1902.4
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belgian percussion pistol
Title
Belgian percussion pistol
Object name
Percussion dueling pistol
Date
1835-1855
Medium
Wood; steel, iron, brass
Dimensions
barrel length: 8 7/8 in. ( 22.5 cm )
Overall: 14 1/8 in. ( 35.9 cm )
Description
Wood, iron, steel, and brass percussion dueling pistol; brown-finished octagon barrel with bladed brass front sight and rear sight at tang; iron furniture with ornate trigger guard and engraved scrolls on bow, hammer, lockplate, breech, barrel tang, and side plate; oval brass wedge estucheons and shield-shaped estucheon plate; raised carving at tip of stock; checkered handle with oval plate on butt.
Credit Line
Gift of Thatcher T.P. Luquen
Object Number
1956.22
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this dueling pistol was owned by the donor's great-grandfather, Dominick Lynch, a merchant and founder of Rome, New York who became a celebrated traveler in France during the 1820's.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
