"brun-latrige" Pistol - In St-etienne - 10 Shots - Cal 6 Mm - Patent 1868 - 19th Century

"BRUN-LATRIGE" pistol with 10 shots in 6 mm caliber, patented in 1868 by the inventor and arquebusier BRUN-LATRIGE, in production in 1890 by the Manufacture d'Armes et Cycles de ST-Etienne which devotes 5 pages to it in its catalog. Very flat, compact pistol with no roughness. Rifled barrel which is connected to the trigger, magazine in the handle can hold up to 10 cartridges. It contains the lifting board and its spring. The cartridges are loaded from above. The trigger guard acts as a trigger and is integral with the barrel. The latter moves back into a sleeve to chamber a cartridge which is then struck. The long piece located on the right of the frame functions as an ejector when the barrel returns forward. This weapon has no sighting device. The ebonite butt plates bear the monogram of the firm "BL" interlaced. Length: 125 mm Barrel length: 7 cm Caliber: 6 mm Weight: 300 grs Very good condition of conservation and use, in its own juice, see details in the photos. Free shipping for France. International shipping costs, rate on request depending on the area of the country. Visit my other objects by consulting my gallery and our site: https://www.IrisAntik.com