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Midlothian, Texas 76065percussion pepperbox pepper box nfire revolver
Mariette
Støckel: "Gilles Mariette, Liège, receives 1839 a
patent for the cluster revolver (pepperbox) with double action"
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MARIETTE
BRÉVETÉ
MARIETTE
this specimen with 18 barrels is one of the most impressive and also one of the rarest. The screw-barrels are made from Damascus
steel and are kept in the white as fashionable at the time.
The gutta percha grips are deeply engraved. The socket of the barrels is marked
AF by the famous maker Auguste Francotte, and it shows the mandatory Belgian
proof marks ELG. Barrels and socket are numbered 1 - 18, the caliber is .38
percussion.
In good working order, extremely rare and in fine condition.
$20,000.
▲ underhammer cocked
a Mariette pepperbox with 18 barrels is one of the most impressive and
also one of the rarest. The screw-barrels are made from Damascus steel and are
kept in the white as fashionable at the time, with channeled grips.
Extremely rare and in fine condition.