ANTIQUE LEFAUCHEUX 5mm PINFIRE 6 SHOT REVOLVER - CIRCA 1845

Description:

LEFAUCHEUX SYSTEM - 5mm PIN FIRE - 6 SHOT - FOLDING TRIGGER -DOUBLE & SINGLE ACTION POCKET REVOLVER.

NO PTA OR LICENSE REQUIRED IN QUEENSLAND.

VERY GOOD CONDITION. FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. CYLINDER ROTATES AND LOCKS UP AND HAMMER FALLS ON PIN PRIMER.

NICKLE PLATING 95 % WITH FOLIATE FINE ENGRAVING ON CYLINDER AND FRAME AS DEPICTED IN PHOTOGRAPHS.

GENUINE IVORY PISTOL GRIPS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS DEPICTED.

BORE CLEAN WITH SOME MINOR PITTING - RIFLING CLEARLY VISIBLE AND SQUARE AND SHARP. 7/10

CYLINDERS CLEAN AND RUST FREE WITH MINOR PITTING. 7/10.

LOADING GATE IS NOT ORIGINAL BUT MATCHES THE REVOLVER WELL.

CASED IN A MAHOGANY PRESENTATION CASE WITH A PLACARDED DESCRIPTION ON THE INSIDE LID OF A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PIN -FIRES HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMISE.

A VERY ATTRACTIVE GIFT FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS EVERYTHING AND ENJOYS ANTIQUE FIREARMS BUT DOES NOT WANT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS..

NO PTA OR LICENSE REQUIRED IN QUEENSLAND. CHECK YOUR OWN STATES LEGISLATION. (MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1900 (CIRCA 1845) AND NO AMMUNITION COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.

NOTE THIS REVOLVER IS A " 5mm PIN FIRE" BUT THE SSAA SITE DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR PIN FIRE or 5mm RECOGNITION, THEREFORE IT IS CATEGORIZED AS "RIM FIRE .22"