Estimate
€ 400 - 800
Sold
€ 1.438
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Five-shot, swiveling, 31 cal. barrel/cylinder group provided with five ribs, signed "Robbins & Lawrence Co", "Windsor VT" and "LEONARDS PATENT 1849", engraved with floral motifs at the base. Octagonal iron frame, with button to open the barrel/cylinder group at the top and insert the primers on the pistons. Visible firing pin inside, automatically rotating to the next position once a shot is fired. Ventilation holes on the two side bands, the rear part of the receiver made of iron, engraved en suite. Ring trigger loading and rotating the firing pin, the shot is fired by a stecher placed on the ring or by pressing a small button on the back of the butt. Wooden grips. Working mechanism. Serial number "1xx" inside. See "Flyderman's Guide to Antiques American Firearms", 9th Edition, page 384, 7B-016 Ribbed Barrel Model.