Dolne-system Revolver Called "apache", By Deleaxhe - Liège, Belgium - Circa 1870

Dolne-type revolver known as "Apache," by Deleaxhe
Liège, Belgium
Circa 1870
Steel, bronze
Height: 13 cm, Length: 7.3 cm
Blade length: 6.8 cm
Calibration: 7 mm pinfire

Dolne-type revolver with a combination hand-punch and dagger mechanism, known as "Apache," with a pinfire action.
Hollowed cylinder with six chambers, chased with scrolling foliage, stamped "ELG" in an oval representing the standard proof mark for a black powder firearm in Liège, Belgium; proof marks.
Bronze frame and hand-punch, decorated with four rings, monogrammed "JD" under a crowned circle and marked "J. DELEAXHE BREVETÉ" and serial numbered "263."
Checkered back within a cartouche.
Crown hammer without a crest.
Chained trigger guard.

Steel blade, four-sided with a central ridge; folding, with a locking mechanism.
Screw-on ramrod, monogrammed with a "V".
Double-action operation.

DOLNE Lambert, gunsmith from Liège (Belgium), inventor of the Apache revolver (folding revolver with a folding knuckle duster and a folding blade). Patented in 1869, 1870, and 1875.

Very good original condition.

Bibliography: A similar example is reproduced in the book *Firearms Curiosa*, by Lewis Winant, p. 93, and in *Armes Insolites et Systèmes* by Jean René Clergeau, p. 109.

Ref. Ref: 6853

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This collector's item is classified as a Category D collector's firearm under Article L311-2 of the French Internal Security Code. Its acquisition and possession are unrestricted. We remind you that its sale to minors is prohibited.