Rare Devisme revolver cassette In varnished walnut, adorned on the lid with an engraved brass shield "L.M.HUMBERT", sheathed in green velvet, with two covered compartments, signed in gold in the lid "DEVISME ARQUEBUSIER BREVETE 36 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS A PARIS", it contains: Two Devisme revolvers, six-shot, approx. 8 mm. calibre. Round barrels, closed frames stamped "DV" and numbered "1165" on one and "1010" on the other. Iron fittings. Rods embedded in the stocks. Checkered walnut stocks. Length: 23 cm. -And their accessories (one set per revolver): Bullet molds, powder flasks, chopsticks, mallets, capsule boxes A.B.E. Circa 1850-1860

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