Automatic Repeater Pistol “gaul” No. 2 France 19th Century

GAULOIS” N°2 automatic repeating pistol
France XIXth century
Steel and ebonite
Length: 13cm - Caliber 8mm

Round, rifled, mirrored barrel, numbered on the underside 16620; brass front sight. Marked on top GAULOIS. Blued finish
Blued frame, mechanically engraved with ornamental decoration, marked on top: N°2 and Cal.8mm. Also marked MANUFACTURE D'ARMES et CYCLES de SAINT-ETIENNE. The left side features the circled letters S, F and D.
Case-hardened breech. Black squared ebonite grip, with the number 8558 and the letter R.
Registration number 16620 can be found on the inside of the frame and cover plate.

Very fine condition.

Invention by Etienne MIMARD and Pierre BLACHON, founders of the Manufacture française d'armes et cycles de Saint-Etienne. 

Ref : 4798 

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According to article L311-2 of the French Code de la sécurité intérieure, this collector's weapon is classified in category D. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.