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BRUN LATRIGE, St Etienne
Støckel: circa 1890, invented the first self-loading / repeating pistol

 

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open for loading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cocked left side

 

 

 

 

cocked right side, the spring before hitting the cartridge

 

 

 

 

 










 

caliber 5mm Brun, 8 shots, 4½ inch overall length. Fine original hard rubber grips. Very good metal finished in the white with a good amount of the original fire blue remaining on the side springs. No markings. Excellent action.
An early, rare and desirable oddity pistol    sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information:

 

 

Jean Huon

 

 

 

 

5mm Brun. The director of the Manufacture d'Arms de Saint Etienne created this small cartridge for an unusual repeating pistol, and gave his name Paul Brun – Latrige for this cartridge. The rare cartridge fetched recently 135 Euro.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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