LEFAUCHEUX triple-action revolver; deluxe model in box with - Lot 186

LEFAUCHEUX triple-action revolver; deluxe model in box with accessories. Fully chased iron revolver frame, marked INV E. LEFAUCHEUX BREVETE A PARIS and monogrammed CV. LEFAUCHEUX BREVETE A PARIS and monogrammed CV, 6-shot barrel in 7 mm pinfire caliber, folding trigger with the same marking, ebony stock plates, blackened wood veneer case inlaid with fillets and the CV monogram under a brass crown, velvet interior trim marked VERNEY J.ne A LYON, containing a screwdriver, a blackened wood swab and a bullet reservoir. France, 1862-1870. Eugène Lefaucheux: gunsmith and manufacturer in Paris (1850-1870), inventor of numerous patents, including the triple-action pin system. Verney Le Jeune: gunsmith in Lyon. He was awarded the 1st class medal at the 1855 exhibition and the bronze medal in 1867. Case dimensions: length: 25 cm, width: 15 cm, height: 6 cm. Length of revolver: 21 cm. Good condition. Case key missing. The triple-action model is the rarest of all Lefaucheux 7 mm pinfire revolvers. It is distinguished from the classic double-action model by the presence of a small lug to the right of the trigger and a part located on the frame at the rear of the hammer. The mechanism was patented on September 27, 1862.