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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A very rare pin-fire transition revolver, 1865 circa

Estimate

€ 300 - 600

Sold

€ 688

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Belgium
length 33.5 cm.
Smoothbore, octagonal, 11 mm cal. barrel, missing rear sight, foresight; smooth, six-shot cylinder. Pepperbox frame converted from percussion to pin-fire, finely engraved with floral motifs, loading gate. Very angled butt with grooved, wooden grip scales, the frame marked "T. HERMAN BREVETE" and "179 JCS". Ring trigger. Mechanism needs revision (transport). Under the barrel the magazine of the percussion system. In patina. Needs cleaning.