Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, Michel Liénard, dated 1851

French, paris; pair of percussion target pistols; firearms-pistols-percussion. Date: dated 1851. Dimensions: L. of each pistol 17 1/4 in. (44 cm); L. of each barrel 11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (12 mm). Medium: ebony, gold, steel, wood. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851 MET DP329664