Summary
Percussion pepperbox revolver, cal. .376 in., five screw-off damascus steel barrels, 6.60 long, nipples in line with barrels.
Made by Gilles Mariette, Liege, Belgium, circa 1840.
Physical Description
Ring trigger and under-hammer, plain wooden grips secured by a single screw, rounded butt, steel frame, engraved on both sides and down backstrap with foliate scrolls, capping groove on right hand side of frame. Two nipples damaged, and breech plug badly burred from dry firing when barrels not in line.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr William E. Cole, 23 Sep 1943
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Collector
Mr William E. Cole, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1864-1952
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Inscriptions
Stamped on inside of butt strap: MARIETTE/ BREVETTE Stamped on R.H.side of frame: *E Stamped on R.H. side of frame with Liege proofmarks: ELG* [Eprèuve Liège, translating as 'proofed in Liège']
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Overall Dimensions
17.9 cm (Length), 3.5 cm (Width), 9.2 cm (Height)
Barrel length: 6.60cm
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