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Cased Pair of Double-Barreled Turn-Off Flintlock Pistols

Gunsmith Jean Lepage French
Engraver Possibly Fleury Montagny French
ca. 1800
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
One pistol is inscribed "Gravé par Montangy" (engraved by Montagny). It is very rare for engraving on firearms to be signed by the artist. A family of engravers named Montagny worked in Saint-Étienne, a city famous for firearms production. Fleury Montagny, perhaps the author of the exceptionally fine engraving on these pistols, is also recorded as working in the Boutet workshop in Versailles. The delicately carved grips appear to be made of ebony with inset boxwood plaques. The plaques feature heads of Medusa and Bacchus.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cased Pair of Double-Barreled Turn-Off Flintlock Pistols
  • Gunsmith: Jean Lepage (French, Paris, 1746–1834)
  • Engraver: Possibly Fleury Montagny (French, born St. Etienne, February 4, 1760–died 1836, Marseilles)
  • Date: ca. 1800
  • Geography: Paris
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Steel, wood (boxwood), brass, velvet
  • Dimensions: L. of each pistol 8 in. (20.3 cm); L. of each barrel 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Cal. of each .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. of each pistol 1 lb. 5 oz. (600 g); bullet mould (28.196.6a); L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g); wrench (28.196.6b); L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g); case (28.196.6c); H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1332.4 g)
  • Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.196.5–.6a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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