BELGIUM, CIRCA 1866-1870 Henri GOOSSENS & Fils. Revolver dagger for hunting. Simple sinuous cruiser hilt with two quillons above and below the barrel. Brown wood checkered grips. Ringed pommel. Straight, two-edged blade with four gutters and flat heel. Black leather scabbard, with two iron fittings with braces; two-ring cap and reserved barrel passage on the right side. Single and double action pinfire revolver. Plain six-chamber cylinder, stamped ELG* by the Liège proofhouse (for the period between 1818 and 1893) and "v" crowned with controller (active between 1853 and 1877). Handle with nipple. Marked "H.G. & F. Brevetés" and 397 on the upper crosspiece and 35 on the lower crosspiece of the steel frame. Hound offset to the right. Round, rifled barrel. Cal. 9 mm. Blade length: 52 cm - Barrel length: 9.4 cm - Overall length: 72 cm. Cartridge extraction rod tends to block the barrel. Impossible to retract the scabbard all the way to the barrel stop. As is; wear, scratches, a few knocks; small chips on the plates; old uniform surface oxidation, more marked on the grip and scabbard fittings; clevis to be refastened. This weapon is known as a "couteau de chasse revolver" and is shown on the drawing (top right) attached to the patent application (no. 18912) filed in Liège on December 14, 1865, alongside two saber revolvers, one for infantry (single-branch guard) and the other for cavalry (four-branch guard). The Henri GOOSSENS & fils arms factory was located at 3, rue Trappé, Liège. From 1848 to 1885, it was registered with the city's Proof House.