“gaul” Automatic Repeater Pistol No. 1, Silver, With Violine Case. New Condition.

GAULOIS” N°1 automatic repeating pistol, silver plated, with violin case
France, 19th century.
Steel and ebonite
Length: 13cm - Caliber 8mm

Round, rifled barrel; brass front sight. Marked GAULOIS on top. 
Bronzed frame, marked on top: N°1 - Cal.8mm. Also marked MANUFACTURE D'ARMES et CYCLES de SAINT-ETIENNE. The left side features the circled letters S, F and D.
Case-hardened breech. Checkered ebonite grip.
The 23463 serial number can be found on the inside of the frame and cover plate, along with the initials S and F.

Mint condition.

Purplish leather holster with two compartments opening at each end. One side for the pistol and the other for ammunition storage; red thread stitching.
The MANUFACTURE D'ARMES et CYCLES de SAINT-ETIENNE mark is embossed and gilded. The inside is marked JEAN LAJUGIE Ingénieur.

Invention by Etienne MIMARD and Pierre BLACHON, founders of the Manufacture française d'armes et cycles de Saint-Etienne.

Reference: 1859 

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

According to article L311-2 of the French Code de la sécurité intérieure, this collector's weapon is classified in category D. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.