The revolver was a development of the Lefaucheaux design. These test resulted in acceptance of a new revolver for the Cavalry model 1871.
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Capitaine Marcel was the third son of a Belgian Count and well connected to the Court of King King Leopold II of Belgium. Swedish Revolver m/1871 11 mm Revolver m/1871 (centre-fire cartridge) The Swedish cavalry accepted 19th of April 1871 a revolver with system what is commonly known as Lefaucheux Francotte. 50 revolver and a big bore Martini Rifle. The barrel, top strap and frame are finely sculpted with leafy scrollwork, a lanyard ring is installed on the butt, and the grips are checkered. With him he took,a 16 gauge side by side shotgun, a single barrelled rifled muzzle loader, a five shot. Rare large caliber 12mm dubbel action pin fire revolver,with ribbed barrel with fixed front sight and notch rear sight on the bridge, markings on the barrel. The rebounding hammer is fitted with a shallow hook that engages with the latch at the moment of discharge, acting as an automatic reinforcement for the closure mechanism. Belgium - 19th Century - Mid to Late - August Francotte - American civil war - August Francotte liege double action pinfire revolver - Pinfire (Lefaucheux) - Revolver - 12mm cal. Another specimen is already on the site, complete with its grips plates and punches. It is taken up in Zhuks book p 181, which places him around 1912-1914. Overall design bears are resemblance to the Smith & Wesson #3 Russian, with a spring loaded retainer latch on the top strap, an auto-ejector mechanism, and a spur rest for the middle finger on the trigger guard. Here is a very little known pistol, produced by Auguste Francotte in calibre 6,35 Browning a little before the 1st GM. Blade front and notch rear sights, with "KRUPP/REVOLVER" on the top strap, "577" on the left side of the barrel, "516" on the frame, and Belgian proofs on the barrel and cylinder.
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Such handguns are also known to have been privately purchased by officers looking for something more potent than the typical sidearm. Handguns so chambered, sometimes called "stopping guns", were typically marketed as weapons of last resort for hunters in Africa and India, where a man might find themselves in a situation where nothing less than maximum handheld firepower will save their life. Manufactured in Belgium, this revolver is chambered for a massive. A fine antique 19th century single and double action Liege Beaumont - Adams Percussion Revolver made by Auguste Francotte, 5 shot.