Belgian Mariette 120 bore five-shot pepperbox revolver

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Type: Revolvers
Date: 1853 - 1877
Place: Belgium
Materials: Metal - non specific, Wood
Collection: Royal Australian Historical Society collection no. 2
Accession number: 1993.0014.0011

Description

A Belgian Mariette 120 bore five-shot pepperbox revolver with a solid frame engraved with a scroll pattern on the sides and back strap. It has Damascus twist numbered barrels with key slots in the muzzles for removal when reloading. There is a liege proof mark to the barrel collar. It has a ring trigger and under lever hammer and plain wooden grips held to the frame by a single screw bolt in countersunk eared washers. The trigger spring and cylinder index lever is broken.

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