Combination Pen Case and Pistol, Japanese, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Combination pen case and pistol in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 36.25.2108), catalogued by the museum's Arms and Armor department. The museum dates it 19th century and records its origin as Japanese; Japan.
The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as L. overall 7 4/5 in. (19.8 cm); L. of barrel 5 15/32 in. (13.9 cm); Bore 3 11/32 in. (8.51 cm); Wt. 11 1/5 oz. (318.5 g). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- L. overall 7 4/5 in. (19.8 cm); L. of barrel 5 15/32 in. (13.9 cm); Bore 3 11/32 in. (8.51 cm); Wt. 11 1/5 oz. (318.5 g)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Combination Weapons
- Place recorded
- Japan
- Culture recorded
- Japanese
Identification
- Met object id
- 24476
- Museum object name
- Combination pen case and pistol
- Museum object number
- 36.25.2108
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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