Percussion Pistol
Unknown Belgian, Belgian
1820-1840
Steel and brass
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Charles Sheldon
50.42.12487
Geography
Place Made: Belgium, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Charles Alexander Sheldon (1867-1928); to his wife, Louise Walker Gulliver Sheldon (1867-1950), Woodstock, Vermont; given to present collection, 1950.
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