ANTIQUE DOUBLE BARREL DELVIGNE POCKET PISTOL

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ONE OF THE RAREST AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL PRODUCTION PISTOLS. MADE BY DELVIGNE OF PARIS CIRCA 1850′S. POCKET PISTOL AROUND 4.5 INCHES LONG. VERY CLEVER DESIGN WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME. HAS A BUTTON FOR A TRIGGER WHICH FIRED BOTH BARRES. THE TRIGGER GUARD HAS THREE FUNCTIONS. 1- A TRIGGER GUARD. 2 — PULL IT FORWARD SLIGHTLY, IT RELEASES THE BARRELS WHICH TURN SIDEWAYS. 3 — PULL IT ALL THE WAY OUT, IT IS THE EJECTOR ROD. DEEPLY RIFLED 7 MM  BORES. BAG SHAPED HARDWOOD GRIPS. NOT KNOWN HOW MANY WERE MADE, BUT PROBABLY ONLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED. THIS ONE NUMBERED 113. NUMBER 58 MADE $ 2650 IN 2014 AT THE icollector AUCTION WEB SITE. UNLIKELY TO SEE ANOTHER.