Flintlock Duelling Pistol

Simeon North

ca. 1815–20 · Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn · Arms and Armor

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.

Artist

Simeon North

Date

ca. 1815–20

Medium

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

Culture

American, Middletown, Connecticut

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

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