Product Details
J. DEPREZ, HERSTAL
A RARE 54-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'MARIETTE'S PATENT', serial no. 32,
circa 1860, with 6 1/4in. octagonal barrel (expertly repaired) the left flat engraved 'MARIETTE BREVETE' (rubbed) and on the flat under this 'J. N. DEPREZ', plain five-shot cylinder, open scroll engraved frame, smooth one-piece walnut grip and rotating trigger-guard bow to release the barrel for take-down
Other Notes: The inventor J. Deprez was responsible for at least 10 firearms patents in Belgium between 1857 and 1867, followed by more in the 1870's. He operated an iron foundry near Herstal which is close to Liege, Belgium and was a supplier to the Liege gun-trade. It is doubtful if more than a hundred or so of these rare revolvers were made.
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Estimate £550-750