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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Belgian
Title:Pistols
Date Made:mid 19th century
Type:Armament
Materials:iron and ivory
Place Made:Europe; Belgium
Measurements:overall: 5 11/16 in; 14.44625 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.B.2.41
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
A pair of small Belgian percussion cap duelling pocket pistols. Plain curved bone handles. Round barrel with eight short inside grooves at the muzzle; all over fine filigree chasing. Lock plates handsomely chased in scroll and edge design. Triggers chased and secret, hinging into the under lock plates. Belgian proof mark LEG with a star enclosed in an oval. Also impressed CB (?) very small and indistinct.
Barrel: length 2.25", diam. 5/8"

Tags:
firearms

Subjects:
Firearms

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