Robert Pistolet Bréveté à Paris

Støckel, see the following:

Claude Blair, Pistolf of the World, page 30:

copied from on of Robert Buttweiller's catalogs (Vol VII, No 3, Lot 62):

A rare Robert system breech loading pistol
6¾" octagonal, micro rifled, Damascus pattern barrel with fixed front sight, caliber .50. The mechanism can be opened upwards, and is finely engraved en suite and marked PISTOLET ROBERT on right and BREVETE A PARIS on left side. The wooden finely checkered with flared grip and butt cap, enlarged oval guard, iron mounts decorated with floral-patterned engravings.
Jean Antoine Robert, documented in Paris from 1829 to 1840, is the inventor of the breach loading system with his own name, for metallic cartridge. This mechanism follows the principle of Samuel Pauly. In 1833 he was awarded the gold medal by the Accademie de l'Industrie.
The pistol is in good working order and in fine condition, the wood shows some minor dings, which are considering the age very acceptable. It is probably the first metal cartridge using pistol, extremely rare and desirable The only price information I found is Czerny's Auction March 2009, price 5,500 Euro - 6,500 Euro.     Price $5,500.

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