Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2020 : Sale A0320 Lot 625
A RARE 140-BORE PERCUSSION EIGHTEEN-BARRELLED PEPPERBOX REVOLVER SIGNED L.F., MODEL MARIETTES PATENT, serial no. 178,

Product Details

A RARE 140-BORE PERCUSSION EIGHTEEN-BARRELLED PEPPERBOX REVOLVER SIGNED 'L.F.', MODEL 'MARIETTE'S PATENT', serial no. 178,
circa 1840, with circular barrel group arranged with six inner and twelve outer barrels each notched at the muzzle for a key (absent, all barrels frozen), plain rounded breech-face with eighteen exposed rear-facing nipples, rounded boxlock action engraved with scrolled vines within a borderline panel, ring trigger with underhammer, smooth ebony bag-shaped grips (one with faint number '4086'), engraved back-strap, the front strap marked 'MARIETTE PATENT'

Please click HERE to view Terms & Conditions.

Estimate £1,000-2,000