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Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (143 grams, 14cm long).
A Belgian-made six-shot, 5mm double action Lefaucheux type pinfire purse revolver with 52mm rifled barrel, loading gate and extractor rod to right of frame, nickel plated, folding trigger, grip scales absent; Liege proof marks to cylinder; contained in the original leather-covered twin hinged compartment purse case, one side velvet lined and moulded to receive revolver, the other with leather compartments to receive lady's accessories.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired from J. C. Militaria.
Ex property of a Kent collector.
LITERATURE:
See Winant, L., Firearms Curiosa, New York, 1955, p.157 and fig.180.
FOOTNOTES:
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act, 1968, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. No license required but buyer must be over 18 years of age.
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