BELGIUM, circa 1840-1850 MARIETTE Pistol-revolver known as a "poivrière de curé". Percussion on capsule from below. Four round damascus barrels. Numbered 1 to 4. Four stripes. Cal. 9 mm. Liege proofhouse stamp. Cylindrical case and breech tail engraved with foliate scrolls. ELG proofhouse stamp. Blackened wood stock. Signed "Mariette Patente" inside the stock. Ring trigger. Barrel length: 89.3 cm - Overall length: 20.5 cm. As is. Wear, scratches, a few knocks; chips and a crack to the plates; barrel n°1 not fully screwed down; some oxidation. Gunsmith MARIETTE, from Cheratte near Liège, invented this type of multi-barrel pistol, the forerunner of the barrel.