Flintlock Duelling Pistol

Gunsmith Simeon North American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372

This is one of a rare pair of American dueling pistols in the English style (its mate is also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection, acc. no. 96.5.149). North was the first contractor of military pistols made for the federal government following the Revolution.

Flintlock Duelling Pistol, Simeon North (American, Middletown, Connecticut, 1765–1852), Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn, American, Middletown, Connecticut

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Flintlock Duelling Pistol, Simeon North (American, Middletown, Connecticut, 1765–1852), Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn, American, Middletown, Connecticut
Flintlock Duelling Pistol, Simeon North (American, Middletown, Connecticut, 1765–1852), Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn, American, Middletown, Connecticut

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