Very rare Pinfire revolver.

[Thuer]

I found this French made pinfire revolver by a close friend of mine.
It is his possesion.
The patent is P. Drivon's no 66991 from 11 may 1866. Made by Laine in Paris.
It is a top-break revolver. To open it you have to sqeeze the triggerguard to the rear. That release a hook so you can open the revolver for loading.

I have really never seen this. It is very nice made. I was very happy to examen this.

 

[Qball]

Realy cool revolver, thanks for sharing.

 

[RightArm]

Did you see that 20 shot french pinfire on "Sons of Guns"? They made it work with some handmade ammo. Can you imagine? 20 shots!

 

[Thuer]

I have sold one in the gunstore where I worked for in the neighties.
Very impressive. I am not a big fan of pinfire but sometimes you see some really nice revolvers.

 

[A10]

It looks like a nicely made handgun. It would be quite the conversation piece for sure!

 

[Thuer]

I was forgotten to place this pic. The original ejectorplate was missing.
My friend has made this part himself. He is one of the best gunsmiths I know.

 

[-db-]

I was just reading about these in Elmer Keith's Sixguns this morning. It's a nice coincidence to see some photos of one appear here.

 

[DeathGrip]

Cool revolver and your friend is an artist.