Mariette Pepper Shaker
Artist: Gilles Mariette
Mariette pepper revolver with five rotating barrels, dating from 1840–1850.
Barrels Damascus steel, 7 cm long 11 mm caliber. Each barrel has a weight with a chimney at the rear. The weights and barrels are numbered identically to allow for proper pairing during disassembly and reassembly. Each barrel is rifled at the muzzle. These “rifling grooves” are indentations for a wrench, used to unscrew them for loading (for cible-ball cannons).
One of the firewalls separating the muzzles is stamped with “ELG” inside a circle, representing the standard proof mark for black powder firearms in Liège, and a crowned D.
Cylindrical receiver decorated with foliage, numbered 744 on top. Upper stock clamp decorated in the same style. Lower stock clamp engraved “Mariette –Patented.”
Double-action mechanism. The ring-shaped trigger lifts a hammer located beneath the receiver in front of it and causes the barrel block to rotate.
Smooth ebony stock plates with ornate eyelet screws.
Gun in very good condition with the patina of age, attesting to the ingenuity of the gunsmithing craftsmanship of the era. Mechanism in perfect working order.
History: The patent for the system was filed by Gilles Mariette in 1837.
Barrels Damascus steel, 7 cm long 11 mm caliber. Each barrel has a weight with a chimney at the rear. The weights and barrels are numbered identically to allow for proper pairing during disassembly and reassembly. Each barrel is rifled at the muzzle. These “rifling grooves” are indentations for a wrench, used to unscrew them for loading (for cible-ball cannons).
One of the firewalls separating the muzzles is stamped with “ELG” inside a circle, representing the standard proof mark for black powder firearms in Liège, and a crowned D.
Cylindrical receiver decorated with foliage, numbered 744 on top. Upper stock clamp decorated in the same style. Lower stock clamp engraved “Mariette –Patented.”
Double-action mechanism. The ring-shaped trigger lifts a hammer located beneath the receiver in front of it and causes the barrel block to rotate.
Smooth ebony stock plates with ornate eyelet screws.
Gun in very good condition with the patina of age, attesting to the ingenuity of the gunsmithing craftsmanship of the era. Mechanism in perfect working order.
History: The patent for the system was filed by Gilles Mariette in 1837.
1 400 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Metal
Length: 19,5 cm
Reference (ID): 1833694
Availability: In stock
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