Flintlock Duelling Pistol

Simeon North

Date

ca. 1815–20

Type

Flintlock duelling pistol

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

American, Middletown, Connecticut

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

96.5.36

Credit

John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896