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A French 8MM Gaulois Five-Shot Centre-Fire Palm-PistolStamped Manufacture Francaise, Armes Et Cycles, Saint Etienne, No. 23159, Late 19th Century
24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,020 inc. premium
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Stamped Manufacture Francaise, Armes Et Cycles, Saint Etienne, No. 23159, Late 19th Century
Stamped Manufacture Francaise, Armes Et Cycles, Saint Etienne, No. 23159, Late 19th Century
With blued sighted barrel and action both roll engraved with a floral pattern, the former stamped 'Gaulois' and with a maker's mark along the top flat, the latter with circular maker's details on top and with pivoting blued safety-catch on the left, sliding thumb-operated breech-cover stamped 'No. 3', case-hardened sprung palm-operated plunger with chequered hard-rubber palm-plate, and in fine condition retaining virtually all its original finish: in its original chamois leather purse (2)








