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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A Lefaucheux pin-fire revolver based on the 1858/1859 model, Third quarter of the 19th Century

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 475

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Belgio
length 29 cm
Rifled, cylindrical, 11 mm cal. barrel, with foresight. Clean bore, visible rifling, signs of use inside. Six-shot cylinder with crowned "G" mark and stamp of the Liège test bench. Remains of Lefaucheux mark on the left side, crowned "G" mark. Wooden grips. Working mechanism. Trigger guard with finger support, rounded butt-plate type, with mark "No. 57 148 M". Some pitting, signs of use and time. Ring for the strap. Many Italian army officers privately purchased these revolvers, which were produced by the French/Belgian company also for the civilian market.