CASED LE PETIT PROTECTOR RING PISTOL

SERIAL NUMBER NSN. CALIBER 4MM PINFIRE. Finely made and finished 6-shot finger ring of unique design, with pivoting hammer on one side, main spring wrapping around Brass finger loop, and with trigger that extends into firing position when cocked. 6-Shot revolving cylinder has spring detent bolt, and is manually rotated with knurled bead at top of cylinder. Cylinder is loaded by removal from the ring, and retained by a screw. Steel parts are niter blued. spring steel parts are temper blued, and body of ring is of polished brass. Ring is contained in contemporary fitted brown clamshell case with French fitted compartments for ring, screwdriver, and 5 pinfire cartridges.CONDITION: Excellent, near new. Steel parts retain nearly all their orig bright blue. Cylinder has some very minor marks from being rotated. brass ring retains nearly all its orig polish. Case is excellent with Interior excellent. A beautifully made and intriguing little “gem” ANTIQUE