EUROPE, circa 1850 Pistol-revolver known as a "poivrière de curé". Pinfire percussion. Grooved barrel with six rifled chambers. Side loading door. Cal. 7 mm. Metal parts, partially engraved with scrolls, and nickel-plated. Open frame numbered "2564". Ebony stock with leaf plates. One plate engraved with ''6'' and ''65''. Pommel fretel possibly attached. Folding trigger As is. Nickel-plating wear, scratches and a few bumps; small chips to the plates; mechanism to be revised (replace the trigger tail before reaction). In an English-style wooden case sheathed in black paper and studded. Red velvet interior (wear). With key.