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Midlothian, Texas 76065
LEPAGE MOUTIER A PARIS
Støckel: mentioned 1842 - 1865 in Paris, 8 rue de
Richelieu, Arquebusier du Roi et des Princes
Lepage Moutier
Arq. du Roi et des Princes, Støckel: 1842 - 1868
á Paris, signed only until 1848
Arq. du Roi et des Princes, = gun maker for the
king and princes, heavy double-barreled
pistol, the barrel made and marked by
hammer cocked cylinder open for loading
Leopold Bernard in 1847, Støckel: 1840 - 1855
barrel-maker á Paris,
and numbered 4794 under the
ramrod, smooth bores caliber .70 percussion,
7" barrels over and under, two hammers with
one trigger, pulling the first time the hammer hit the right piston. The breech,
butt cap, hammers and trigger guard nicely engraved, fine wooden grip.
Exceptional "hand-cannon" / "Howdah" in good working order and very fine condition.
$7,850.
exceptional high condition revolver by famous Parisian maker Lepage-Moutier. In the right grip is a decorated inlay supposedly for Austrian Royalty. The caliber is circa 9mm, the octagonal barrel 110mm with dovetail front sight and gold inlaid maker's name. The bright blue revolver is all over gold decorated, the great outstanding carved grips are from ebony. After partial cocking the hammer one can tip the cylinder sideways for loading. The revolver shows very minor wear, functions perfect and not exaggerated, it is a unique specimen. part of my collection