A Liège 5.5MM 'Mitrailleuse' Twelve-Shot Centre-Fire Pocket Revolver
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A Liège 5.5MM 'Mitrailleuse' Twelve-Shot Centre-Fire Pocket Revolver
Late 19th Century, Probably By Masquelier Of Liège
With sighted barrel pivoting down for loading and automatically operating the sprung cartridge-extractor, sprung locking-catch also incorporating the back-sight, blued fluted cylinder, arbor-block inlaid 'Mitrailleuse' in gold on one side, frame with folding trigger, butt with lanyard ring, and mother-of-pearl grip-scales
7.5 cm. barrel
Sold for £812 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • This revolver is similar to the French Velo-dog revolver

Category: Arms and Armour

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