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Combination Hunting Dagger and Double-Barrel Percussion Pistol, Sheath, and Belt of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico
Joseph-Célestin DumonthierLinkedCulture matchlcp-4a6d8851aed0
- Date
- 1864/67
- Medium
- Steel, brass, silver, gilding, leather, silk velvet, and silver-gilt thread
- Culture
- Paris
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 106235
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In 1840 the Parisian gunsmith Dumonthier patented his popular hunting knife with double pistols. This weapon artfully combines two percussion pistols with a knife. The hunter used it to deal the final coup de grace, or mercy blow, to the wounded game. The crowned monogram engraved over the silver-gilt belt buckle has been identified as belonging to Maximilian, the short-lived Habsburg Emperor of Mexico. The monarch apparently practiced the European court tradition of hunting in Central America.
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- Credit line
- George F. Harding Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300036926
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European Edged Weapons CollectionThese objects are all European swords, daggers, and bladed weapons from the medieval and early modern periods, showcasing the arms and armor traditions across the continent.
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