Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun dated 1801 Nicolas Noël Boutet French This is one of the most restrained but sophisticated examples of Boutet's work. The Classical ornament on the barrels and silver mounts is in the Empire style, whereas the bright steel locks, chiseled in relief with a gilt background, recall an earlier eighteenth-century tradition of firearms ornament. The walnut stock, sparingly decorated, is inlaid with ebony and gilt mounts, as also was found on French Empire furniture.. Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun. French, Versailles. dated 1801. Steel, wood (walnut, ebony), gold, silver. Versailles. Firearms