Pepperbox Pistol by Alphonse Caron
Cal. 12 mm. Damascus barrels individually mounted into the rotating wheel with ELG proof mark. Length of each 7,4 cm. Rounded action and butt engraved with scrolling foliage stamped "Mariette Brevete", engraved ring-trigger with under-hammer, and rounded ebony grips. Safety lever marked "A. CARON". Paris circa 1840. Overall length 19.5 cm. Alphonse Caron, was active in Paris from 1839 to 1852 (Arquebusier du Roi). Condition 2
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Cal. 12 mm. Damascus barrels individually mounted into the rotating wheel with ELG proof mark. Length of each 7,4 cm. Rounded action and butt engraved with scrolling foliage stamped "Mariette Brevete", engraved ring-trigger with under-hammer, and rounded ebony grips. Safety lever marked "A. CARON". Paris circa 1840. Overall length 19.5 cm. Alphonse Caron, was active in Paris from 1839 to 1852 (Arquebusier du Roi). Condition 2
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