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Lot 177

A French 8MM Gaulois Five-Shot Centre-Fire Palm-Pistol
Stamped Manufacture Francaise, Armes Et Cycles, Saint Etienne, No. 23159, Late 19th Century

24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A French 8MM Gaulois Five-Shot Centre-Fire Palm-Pistol
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)

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