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Regno d'Italia
length 29 cm.
Cylindrical, rifled, 11 mm cal barrel, equipped with foresight. Some pitting inside, visible rifling. Six-shot cylinder with mark of the Liège test bench. Working mechanism in both single and double action. Frame marked “SYSTEME ITALIEN,” serial number “1xx,” inscription “G.INV B.R BREVETE,” crowned “U” mark. Grip with smooth wooden sides and ring for the strap. Interesting mechanism with tilting cylinder on the side, precursor to modern revolvers. 55% browning. Lanyard ring. In a crimson velvet-lined wooden case, complete with three accessories; with key.
length 29 cm.
Cylindrical, rifled, 11 mm cal barrel, equipped with foresight. Some pitting inside, visible rifling. Six-shot cylinder with mark of the Liège test bench. Working mechanism in both single and double action. Frame marked “SYSTEME ITALIEN,” serial number “1xx,” inscription “G.INV B.R BREVETE,” crowned “U” mark. Grip with smooth wooden sides and ring for the strap. Interesting mechanism with tilting cylinder on the side, precursor to modern revolvers. 55% browning. Lanyard ring. In a crimson velvet-lined wooden case, complete with three accessories; with key.
Specialist Notes
Alessandro Guerriero, a Genoese gunsmith, obtained two patents for revolvers and other firearms in 1861 and 1864 (B. Barbiroli, p. 309).
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Condition report
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