Roland Bonaparte's gift to Captain Galli Chamelot Delvigne type 1874 officer's revolver Six-shot, 11-73mm caliber. Round barrel with thunderbolt engraved "H FAURE LEPAGE A PARIS", stamped "CHAMELOT DELVIGNE". Fluted barrel. Ebony stock plates. In its varnished walnut veneered case, decorated with brass fillets, embellished with a shield "A Mr Le capitaine Galli Souvenir affectueux Roland Bonaparte" sheathed in mauve velvet, marked in the lid "H. FAURE LEPAGE PARIS". With key. Circa 1885. B.E. Fine scratches. Bronze finish (some wear). There are several officers with this name in Corsica. However, it could refer to Dominique Jean GALLI (1841-1906), captain in the 113th infantry regiment, knight of the Legion of Honor (1886), captain from 1881.

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