A pair of cap pistols, duelling, in a case with accessories (known as a suit)

steel, wood, brass, engravings; overall length of gun 34 cm, barrel length 18 cm;
case - mahogany, plush, brass; height 7 cm; length 46 cm; width 29.5 cm;
Belgium, Liege (Luttich), 1850s.
Steel barrels, 8-gauge, with the maker's signature on the backs - in an oval the letters "L E G" and an asterisk; on the bottom of the barrels the gunsmith's caliber marks and the numbers "1010", "11.6"; on the tail of the barrels, a pincer, at the exit
bow tie. Cap-shaped locks; plant-geometric engravings on the taps; on the lock plates a rural landscape and hunting scenes with a dog chasing a hare. Trigger tongues shielded by a bail with whiskers.
Frame - walnut short bed, fluted flasks ending in a profiled baluster. Pistols in a case - a key-locked mahogany case with brass fittings, lined with plush, with appropriately shaped sockets, in which, in addition to the weapon, placed numerous accessories: a hammer for loading, pliers and a spoon for casting bullets, a device for screwing in piston chimneys together with a screwdriver, a decorative powder magazine, a container for caps, a sidearm, a cutter, a device for cutting out the so-called "slugs" - i.e. a tool for cutting out the barrels. In the lower right corner there is a trapezoidal lid, which can be closed, and a container for 11 lead bullets. On the lid of the box in the center a cartouche with the owner's monogram, "J. J. M.".