Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the 1844 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie in Paris, dated 1844, Paris, French, Paris, Steel, wood (ebony), L. of each pistol 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm); L. of each barrel 11 in. (27.8 cm); Cal. of each barrel .50 in. (13 mm), Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Created by the celebrated gunsmith Alfred Gauvain (1801–1889) for display at the Exhibition of French Industry in Paris in 1844, these pistols are masterpieces of iron chiseling in the Gothic Revival style
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Pair, Percussion Target Pistols, Display, 1844 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie, Paris, dated 1844, French, Steel, wood, ebony, L, pistol 16 5/8, 42.3 cm, barrel 11, 27.8, Cal, .50, 13 mm, Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Created, celebrated gunsmith Alfred, Gauvain, 1801–1889, display, Exhibition, French Industry, 1844, pistols, masterpieces, iron chiseling, Gothic Revival, style
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