Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 919
A CASED .32 PROTECTOR 7-SHOT PALM PISTOL, MODEL 1883 TURBIAUX SYSTEME PATENT LE PROTECTOR, serial no. 414,
Product Details
A CASED .32 PROTECTOR 7-SHOT PALM PISTOL, MODEL '1883 TURBIAUX SYSTEME PATENT 'LE PROTECTOR'', serial no. 414,
circa 1895, with 1 5/8in. two-stage barrel, round frame with replaced inlet walnut grip-panels, hinged spring-loaded firing lever to the rear, the whole stained with some pitting TOGETHER WITH a possibly associated simple cedarwood box, the base lined in green velvet, the inner lid bearing a gummed label (worn) for 'I? JOHNSTON, GREAT WESTERN GUNWORKS, 179 SMITHFIELD ST PITTSBURGH, PA.', the outer lid stamped 'THE PROTECTOR' and the serial no. 414 twice.
Estimate £700-900