“gaul” Automatic Repeater Pistol No. 2, With Tan Leather Sheath. New Condition.

GAULOIS” N°2 automatic repeating pistol, with tan leather case. Mint condition.
France 19th century
Steel and ébonite
Length: 13cm - Caliber 8mm

Round barrel, rifled, numbered on bottom T17844; brass front sight. Marked on top GAULOIS. Bronze finish.
Bronzed, mechanically engraved frame, marked on top: N°2 _ 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, with number 8620.
Serial number 17844 is found on the inside of the frame and cover plate, with the initials P and T.
The number 2 is also engraved on the underside of the frame.

Mint condition.

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

Tan leather holster with two compartments opening at each end. One side for the pistol and the other for ammunition storage.
The MANUFACTURE D'ARMES et CYCLES de SAINT-ETIENNE mark is embossed and gilded.

Item no.: 1522 

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.