Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols
Simeon North
ca. 1815–20 · Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut, hickory), horn · Arms and Armor
This is a rare pair of American dueling pistols in the English style. 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
