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Cased Pair of Percussion Target Pistols with Loading and Cleaning Accessories, Made for Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, Count of Chambord (1820–1883)

dated 1829
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
These pistols were made for the nine-year-old Henri d'Artois (1820–1883), the last member of the Bourbon royal dynasty. Their decoration includes the fleurs-de-lis of France and the crowned monogram of their owner. The maker, Henri Le Page, served the restored French monarchy as Gunmaker to the King. The engraved sheet-gold inlaid flush with the surface of the stock recalls the style popular during the Napoleonic era, when Le Page's father served Napoleon in a similar capacity.

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  • Title: Cased Pair of Percussion Target Pistols with Loading and Cleaning Accessories, Made for Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duke of Bordeaux, Count of Chambord (1820–1883)
  • Gunsmith: Jean André Prosper Henri Le Page (French, 1792–1854)
  • Date: dated 1829
  • Geography: Paris
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Steel, gold, wood (ebony, walnut, amboyna), silver, velvet, ivory
  • Dimensions: case L. 15 in. (38 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm); H. 3 1/4 in. ( 8 cm); pistol L. (each) 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); barrel L. (each) 6 3/8 in. (17 cm); Cal. (each) .43 in. (11 mm)
  • Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest and Irene Roosevelt Aitken Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.511.1–.3a–k
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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