Meteoric iron pistols?

Apparently not, despite traditional claims:

Given pride of place in an unassuming museum on the East Coast of America is a pair of 200-year-old duelling pistols shrouded in mystery.

The intricately decorated guns were said to have been forged from the iron of a fallen meteorite.

They were a unique gift from the commander of a South American region, which would later become Argentina, to the fourth US president, James Madison.

From the picture, they appear rather awkwardly proportioned, and not a perfect pair. Whether they deserve the label, "duelling pistols", is doubtful.

Posted by David on May 27, 2008 4:08 PM